Stories of childhood : evolving portrayals in books and films /
"This study questions the widely held perception that books' criticism of both the big and small screens often obscures their signal accomplishments and the entertainment and insight they provide. The author analyzes our distaste for these media. A broad survey of film and TV offerings exp...
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Jefferson, North Carolina :
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,
[2015]
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: roots and branches of children's media
- Books and films. The media: what was I scared of?
- From confrontation to conciliation: not worrying so much and learning to love the media
- Defining childhood: evolving representations and realities
- The angel child
- Idealism, sentimentality, and the advent of film
- The problem with perfection, and ways forward
- Bad boys and demon seeds
- Reconciling and synthesizing polar positions
- Adults and children, mutually implicated.