The Feeling Child - Affect and Politics in Latin American Literature and Film (Hardcover)

The Feeling Child: Affect and Politics in Latin American Literature and Film compiles a series of essays focusing on the figure of the child within the specific context of the "affective turn" in the study of contemporary sociocultural settings across Latin America. This edited volume looks specifically at the intersection between cultural constructions of childhood and the affective turn within the contemporary sociopolitical landscape of Latin America. The editors and contributors share a common aim in furthering comprehension of the particular intensity of the child's affective presence-spectatorial, haptic, silent, and spectral, among others-in contemporary Latin American cultural expression. The contributions herein approach this theoretical challenge through an interdisciplinary lens which brings together two burgeoning strands of inquiry. The first is the notion of childhood as a significant, and inherently political, sociocultural space; the second is the recognition that affect is integral and fundamental to gaining a more complex understanding of the manner in which contemporary social worlds are made. In each case, this affective presence is teased out as a register of society, shedding light on the issues marking out the current sociopolitical landscape-in particular the traces of the recent past-in the regions represented. This book brings together established international scholars and young academics focusing on Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Cuba, and Peru.

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Children and Youth in Popular Culture
Release date:	November 2018
Contributors:	Peter Baker • Sarah Barrow • Erin K Hogan
Editors:	Philippa Page
Contributors:	Philippa Page
Editors:	Inela Selimovic
Contributors:	Inela Selimovic
Editors:	Camilla Sutherland
Contributors:	Camilla Sutherland
Dimensions:	231 x 160 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	192
ISBN-13:	978-1-4985-7440-2
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Children's literature studies Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > General
LSN:	1-4985-7440-8
Barcode:	9781498574402

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