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In Front of the Children: Screen Entertainment and Young Audiences - Softcover

 
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Synopsis

These essays by British and American writers, including Jack Zipes, Martin Barker and Maire Messenger Davies, explore such questions as: what is the appeal of 'Ninja Turtles' or 'My Little Pony'? What are the 'Home Alone' movies really about? And does Disney liberate or enslave the imagination?

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About the Author

David Buckingham is Professor of Education and Director of the Centre for the Study of Children, Youth and the Media at IOE, UCL’s Faculty of Education and Society, University College London, UK. His publications include 'After the Death of Childhood: Growing Up in the Age of Electronic Media' (2000), and 'The Making of Citizens: Young People, News and Politics' (2000).

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