New directions in childhood studies : innocence, trauma, and agency in the twenty-first century /
This collection examines contemporary children's literature, film and video games to explore how everyday realities like trauma, disaster and death impact the experience of childhood in America today. Thus, the book updates childhood studies discourse by offering a more inclusive and realistic...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Lanham, Maryland :
Lexington Books,
[2024].
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| Series: | Children and youth in popular culture.
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| Summary: | This collection examines contemporary children's literature, film and video games to explore how everyday realities like trauma, disaster and death impact the experience of childhood in America today. Thus, the book updates childhood studies discourse by offering a more inclusive and realistic definition of childhood in the twenty-first century. |
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| Physical Description: | vi, 241 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781666940282 1666940283 |