This article analyzes 32 nonfiction picture books about South Korea, drawing on Said’s (in: Essed and Goldberg (eds) Race critical theories, Blackwell Publishing, Maden, pp 15–37, 2002) critical perspectives of Orientalism and Imagined Geography . Specifically, we explore the nature of informational books, arguing that readers consume these designs as a commodity rather than as an informational resource. In doing so, we unpack falsities about South Korea as reflected in Western readers’ and authors’ understandings of imagined geography. Findings show nonfiction books about Korea as a global culture feature five categories of inaccurate and false information: (1) the complete made-up story, (2) partially accurate information (3) overgeneralized statements, (4) outdated information, and (5) mismatched visual information. By focusing on nonfiction picture books for children, we underscore the obligation that book creators (authors and publishers) have to ensure the veracity of knowledge (re)production and circulations about Korean people and culture.

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韩国儿童非小说类图书的批判性内容分析

本文分析了 32 本关于韩国的非小说类图画书，借鉴了赛义德（在：Essed 和 Goldberg (eds) 种族批判理论，布莱克威尔出版社，马登，第 15-37 页，2002 年）东方主义和想象地理的批判观点。具体来说，我们探索了信息类书籍的本质，认为读者将这些设计作为商品而不是信息资源来消费。在这样做的过程中，我们揭开了西方读者和作者对想象地理的理解所反映的关于韩国的错误。调查结果显示，关于韩国作为全球文化的非小说类书籍具有五类不准确和虚假信息：(1) 完全虚构的故事，(2) 部分准确的信息 (3) 过于笼统的陈述，(4) 过时的信息，以及 (5) ) 不匹配的视觉信息。