The Child in Post-Apocalyptic Cinema
Debbie Olson (editor)
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.
Año:
2015
Editorial:
Lexington Books
Idioma:
english
Páginas:
227
ISBN 10:
0739194291
ISBN 13:
9780739194294
Archivo:
EPUB, 2.10 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2015