Children in Culture
Karin . Ed(S): Lesnik-Oberstein
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Description for Children in Culture
Hardback. A collection of essays on theoretical approaches to childhood which formulates and presents new ideas about the construction of childhood as a cultural identity. Editor(s): Lesnik-Oberstein, Karin. Num Pages: 294 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFC; JFSP1; JFSP2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 26. Weight in Grams: 526.
Children in Culture is one of the first fully multi- and interdisciplinary collections of essays on theoretical approaches to childhood and formulates and presents new and exciting ideas about the construction of childhood as a cultural identity. The ten original chapters have been written especially for this volume by some of the most eminent writers on childhood in their fields: psychology (Valerie Walkerdine; Rex and Wendy Stainton Rogers), history (Jenny Bourne Taylor; Kimberly Reynolds; Paul Yates), critical theory (Erica Burman), literary criticism (Margarida Morgado; Sara Thornton), children's literature criticism (Karin Lesnik-Oberstein; Stephen Thomson), and film and drama theory (Joe Kelleher). ... Read more
Children in Culture is one of the first fully multi- and interdisciplinary collections of essays on theoretical approaches to childhood and formulates and presents new and exciting ideas about the construction of childhood as a cultural identity. The ten original chapters have been written especially for this volume by some of the most eminent writers on childhood in their fields: psychology (Valerie Walkerdine; Rex and Wendy Stainton Rogers), history (Jenny Bourne Taylor; Kimberly Reynolds; Paul Yates), critical theory (Erica Burman), literary criticism (Margarida Morgado; Sara Thornton), children's literature criticism (Karin Lesnik-Oberstein; Stephen Thomson), and film and drama theory (Joe Kelleher). ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780333711484
SKU
V9780333711484
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Ref
99-15
About Karin . Ed(S): Lesnik-Oberstein
JENNY BOURNE TAYLOR Senior Lecturer in English, University of Sussex ERICA BURMAN Senior Lecturer in Developmental Psychology and Women's Studies, Manchester Metropolitan University JOE KELLEHER Lecturer in Drama and Theatre Studies, Roehampton Institute, London MAARGARDA MORGADO Senior Lecturer and head of the English Studies Unit, Portugal KIMBERLEY REYNOLDS Reader in Children's Literature, Roehampton Institute, London REX STAINTON ROGERS Lecturer in ... Read more
Reviews for Children in Culture
"...the type of constructivist approach assumed by the authors varies considerably from chapter to chapter, making this interdisciplinary discussion of childhood a sound testament against disciplinary isolation." - Choice