Media narratives in popular culture often assign interchangeable
characteristics to childhood and old age, presuming a resemblance
between children and the elderly. These designations in media can
have far-reaching repercussions in shaping not only language, but
also cognitive activity and behavior. The meaning attached to
biological, numerical age-even the mere fact that we calculate a
numerical age at all-is culturally determined, as is the way people
"act their age." With populations aging all around the world,
awareness of intergenerational relationships and associations
surrounding old age is becoming urgent. Connecting Childhood and
Old Age in Popular Media caters to this urgency and contributes to
age literacy by supplying insights into the connection between
childhood and senescence to show that people are aged by culture.
Treating classic stories like the Brothers Grimm's fairy tales and
Heidi; pop culture hits like The Simpsons and Mad Men; and
international productions, such as Turkish television cartoons and
South Korean films, contributors explore the recurrent idea that
"children are like old people," as well as other relationships
between children and elderly characters as constructed in
literature and media from the mid-nineteenth century to the
present. This volume deals with fiction and analyzes language as
well as verbally sparse, visual productions, including children's
literature, film, television, animation, and advertising.
Contributions by Goekce Elif Baykal, Lincoln Geraghty, Veronica
Gottau, Vanessa Joosen, Sung-Ae Lee, Cecilia Lindgren, Mayako
Murai, Emily Murphy, Mariano Narodowski, Johanna Sjoeberg, Anna
Sparrman, Ingrid Tomkowiak, Helma van Lierop-Debrauwer, Ilgim
Veryeri Alaca, and Elisabeth Wesseling.
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