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vi, 240 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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| Note |
Papers presented at a conference held at the University of the District of Columbia, September, 2008. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Rites of Passage and Impasse. "Betwixt and Between: Reading the Child in M. Night Shyamalan's Films," / Kevin Wisniewski -- "The Monstrous Masculine: Abjection and Todd Solondz's Happiness" / Adam Wadenius -- "Only a Child: Spectacles of Innocence in the Lolita films," / Brian Walter -- Childhood as Text. "The 'Rubbing Off' of 'Art and Beauty': Child Citizenship, Literary Engagement, and the Anglo-American Playground Movement," / Michelle Beissel Heath -- "The Studio World Surprised and Disturbed Ruth: The Diffident Stage Mother and the Difficult Child in a Post-War Novel" / Noel Streatfield, Sally Stokes -- "Building a Mystery: Relative Fear and the 1990s autistic thriller," / Chris Foss -- "Pundit Knows Best: The Self-Help Boom, Brand Marketing and The O'Reilly Factor for Kids," / Michelle Abate -- Disney and Its Progeny. "Power to the Princess: Disney and the Creation of the Twentieth-Century Princess Narrative," / Bridget Whelan -- "Surreal Estate: Building Self-Identity in Monster House," / Michael Howarth -- "The Wild and the Cute: Disney Animation and Environmental Awareness," / David Whitely -- Conclusion. |
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Children in motion pictures -- Congresses.
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Children in mass media -- Congresses.
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Mass media and children -- Congresses.
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Children in mass media. (OCoLC)fst01902762
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Children in motion pictures. (OCoLC)fst00855253
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Mass media and children. (OCoLC)fst01011332
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| Genre/Form |
Conference proceedings. (OCoLC)fst01423772
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| Added Author |
Howe, Alexander N., 1973- editor.
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Yarbrough, Wynn William, editor.
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| ISBN |
9781623560560 (hardback : alk. paper) |
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162356056X (hardback : alk. paper) |
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