Original scientific paper
Education in Modra lasta between building a socialist human and teenage self-help literature (1966–1976)
Mateja Lončar
Abstract
Being one of the most relevant and long-lasting Croatian children’s magazines, Modra lasta was sold across socialist Yugoslavia until the very end of its existence. The reason why it was so popular may lie in the fact that the editorial board was focused on their readers and interests specific to their age when selecting topics for the magazine. On the other hand, Modra lasta was published by a social organization supervised by the Socialist Union of Working People and should have, as such, provided content in the spirit of the socialist times – even more so because, as a magazine intended for children and young people, it was able to engage in indirect, implicit and “seductive” education. Considering these two different perspectives, the paper will endeavor to answer the question of how the editorial board of Modra lasta managed to find a balance between implementing teenage and ideological content, i.e. how it managed to satisfy the specific interests of its readers while educating them as socialist citizens.
Keywords
Modra lasta (magazine); socialist education; teenage materials; 1966–1976
Hrčak ID:
236525
URI
Publication date:
18.6.2019.
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