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Images of Childhood: A Visual History From Stone to Screen

Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Author
Professor Emeritus Paul Duncum
Drawing on a rich legacy of pictorial evidence, Images of Childhood examines historical constructions of childhood and how they reinforce or challenge the prevailing view of childhood as a state of innocence. Each chapter explores how visual elements such as framing, points-of view, and lighting, as well as clothes, accessories, and body language, help to construct our many different conceptions of children: from members of the family unit and assumed gender roles; to schooling and aesthetic objects; through to their economic value and use in political propaganda. Skillfully navigating a multitude of perspectives on this topic, Paul Duncum considers both how our ideas, beliefs and values have changed throughout history and how some have remained unchanged. He also explores the cultural notion of "the child within" and how this has contributed to the way adults perceive children. The result is a text far broader in scope than any other in its field, as art history is interweaved with contemporary popular culture to explore how we visually represent childhood. In doing so, the book highlights the real-life implications that these representations have on children's rights.
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      SKU
      9781350299931
      Published At
      10.08.2023
      Dimensions
      246x189x25 mm
      Pages
      280
      EAN
      9781350299931
      Format
      Created At (custom)
      10.08.2023
      ISBN
      9781350299931

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