The Child in Post-Apocalyptic Cinema Hardback
Edited by Debbie Olson
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The child in many post-apocalyptic films occupies a unique space within the narrative, a space that oscillates between death and destruction, faith and hope.
The Child in Post-Apocalyptic Cinema interrogates notions of the child as a symbol of futurity and also loss.
By exploring the ways children function discursively within a dystopian framework we may better understand how and why traditional notions of childhood are repeatedly tethered to sites of adult conflict and disaster, a connection that often functions to reaffirm the “rightness” of past systems of social order.
This collection features critical articles that explore the role of the child character in post-apocalyptic cinema, including classic, recent, and international films, approached from a variety of theoretical, methodological, and cultural perspectives.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:244 pages
- Publisher:Lexington Books
- Publication Date:06/03/2015
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- ISBN:9780739194287
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:244 pages
- Publisher:Lexington Books
- Publication Date:06/03/2015
- Category:
- ISBN:9780739194287