The Child in Post-Apocalyptic Cinema

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Cover of the book The Child in Post-Apocalyptic Cinema by Eduardo Barros-Grela, María Bobadilla Pérez, Tarah Brookfield, Jennifer Brown, Glen Donnar, Aryak Guha, Mark Heimermann, James M. Hodapp, Frank Jacob, Cassandra L. Jones, Betül Ateşçi Koçak, Eric D. Miller, Debbie Olson, Joseph Wiinikka-Lydon, Lexington Books
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Author: Eduardo Barros-Grela, María Bobadilla Pérez, Tarah Brookfield, Jennifer Brown, Glen Donnar, Aryak Guha, Mark Heimermann, James M. Hodapp, Frank Jacob, Cassandra L. Jones, Betül Ateşçi Koçak, Eric D. Miller, Debbie Olson, Joseph Wiinikka-Lydon ISBN: 9780739194294
Publisher: Lexington Books Publication: March 6, 2015
Imprint: Lexington Books Language: English
Author: Eduardo Barros-Grela, María Bobadilla Pérez, Tarah Brookfield, Jennifer Brown, Glen Donnar, Aryak Guha, Mark Heimermann, James M. Hodapp, Frank Jacob, Cassandra L. Jones, Betül Ateşçi Koçak, Eric D. Miller, Debbie Olson, Joseph Wiinikka-Lydon
ISBN: 9780739194294
Publisher: Lexington Books
Publication: March 6, 2015
Imprint: Lexington Books
Language: English

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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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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