Black Children in Hollywood Cinema - Cast in Shadow (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)

This book explores cultural conceptions of the child and the cinematic absence of black children from contemporary Hollywood film. Debbie Olson argues that within the discourse of children's studies and film scholarship in relation to the conception of "the child," there is often little to no distinction among children by race-the "child" is most often discussed as a universal entity, as the embodiment of all things not adult, not (sexually) corrupt. Discussions about children of color among scholars often take place within contexts such as crime, drugs, urbanization, poverty, or lack of education that tend to reinforce historically stereotypical beliefs about African Americans. Olson looks at historical conceptions of childhood within scholarly discourse, the child character in popular film and what space the black child (both African and African American) occupies within that ideal.

General

Imprint:	Springer International Publishing AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Release date:	March 2017
First published:	2017
Authors:	Debbie Olson
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	229
Edition:	1st ed. 2017
ISBN-13:	978-3-319-48272-9
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Media studies Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > Film theory & criticism Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Black studies
LSN:	3-319-48272-6
Barcode:	9783319482729

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