The undead child in popular culture representations of childhoods past, present, and preserved
"In this study of representations of children and childhood, a global team of authors explore the theme of undeadness as it applies to cultural constructions of the child. Moving beyond conventional depictions of the undead in popular culture as living dead monsters of horror and mad science th...
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Sprache: | eng |
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London ; New York
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
2025
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Schriftenreihe: | Routledge research in cultural and media studies
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Zusammenfassung: | "In this study of representations of children and childhood, a global team of authors explore the theme of undeadness as it applies to cultural constructions of the child. Moving beyond conventional depictions of the undead in popular culture as living dead monsters of horror and mad science that transgress the borders between life and death, rejuvenation, and decay, the authors present undeadness as a broader concept that explores how people, objects, customs, and ideas deemed lost or consigned to the past might endure in the present. The chapters examine nostalgic texts that explore past incarnations of childhood, mementos of childhood, zombie children, spectral children, images and artefacts of deceased children, as well as states of arrested development and the inability or refusal to embrace adulthood. Expanding undeadness beyond the realm of horror and extending its meaning conceptually, while acknowledging its roots in the genre, the book explores attempts at countering the transitory nature of childhoods. This unique and insightful volume will interest scholars and students working on popular culture and cultural studies, media studies, film and television studies, childhood studies, gender studies, and philosophy." |
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Beschreibung: | xxi, 237 Seiten 25 cm |
ISBN: | 9781032657585 978-1-03-265758-5 9781032657608 978-1-03-265760-8 |