LITERATURE AND SOCIO-CULTURAL ATTITUDES – BETWEEN ADAPTATION AND PROVOCATION

Abstract

The following text analyses ten extensions to Elin Pelin's story Mowers written by 12 year old pupils. The analysis focuses on how gender as a social construct is reflected in the pupils' texts. In addition, it discusses the opportunities that exist in the context of school education for development of (self) reflective and critical thinking with respect to socio-cultural attitudes and stereotypes.