Markus P J Bohlmann (57 results)

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Paperback. Condition: New. Perhaps because of the wisdom received from our Romantic forbears about the purity of the child, depictions of children as monsters have held a tremendous fascination for film audiences for decades. Numerous social factors have influenced the popularity and longevity of the monster-child trope but its appeal is also rooted in the dual concepts of the child-like (innocent, angelic) and the childish (selfish, mischievous). This collection of fresh essays discusses the representation of monstrous children in popular cinema since the 1950s, with a focus on the relationship between monstrosity and "childness," a term whose implications the contributors explore.…

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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Perhaps because of the wisdom received from our Romantic forbears about the purity of the child, depictions of children as monsters have held a tremendous fascination for film audiences for decades. Numerous social factors have influenced the popularity and longevity of the monster-child trope but its appeal is also rooted in the dual concepts of the child-like (innocent, angelic) and the childish (selfish, mischievous). This collection of fresh essays discusses the representation of monstrous children in popular cinema since the 1950s, with a focus on the relationship between monstrosity and "childness," a term whose implications the contributors explore. "Depictions of children as monsters have held a tremendous fascination for film audiences for decades. Numerous social factors have influenced the popularity and longevity of the monster-child trope. This collection of fresh essays discusses the representation of monstrous children in popular cinema since the 1950s, with a focus on the relationship between monstrosity and "childness.""-- Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. This collection applies the characterisations of children and childhood made in Deleuze and Guattari's work to concerns that have shaped our idea of the child. Bringing together established and new voices, the authors cover philosophy, literature, religious studies, education, sociology and film studies. They consider aspects of children's lives such as time, language, gender, affect, religion, atmosphere and schooling. As a whole, this book critically interrogates the pervasive interest in the teleology of upward growth of the child. This collection applies the characterisations of children and childhood made in Deleuze and Guattari's work to concerns that have shaped our idea of the child. Bringing together established and new voices, the authorsconsider aspects of children's lives such as time, language, gender, affect, religion, atmosphere and schooling. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

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Paperback. Condition: New. This collection applies the characterisations of children and childhood made in Deleuze and Guattari's work to concerns that have shaped our idea of the child. Bringing together established and new voices, the authors cover philosophy, literature, religious studies, education, sociology and film studies. They consider aspects of children's lives such as time, language, gender, affect, religion, atmosphere and schooling. As a whole, this book critically interrogates the pervasive interest in the teleology of upward growth of the child. …

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 2014 Palgrave hardcover edition. Unread copy in very good condition. Contents: 1. Introduction: 'Alfred Hitchcock's Children' by Debbie Olson; Chapter 1: 'Alfred Hitchcock's Missing Children: Genre, Auteurship, and Audience Address' by Noel Brown; Chapter 2: 'The Future's Not Ours to See': How Children and Young Adults Reflect the Anxiety of Lost Innocence in Alfred Hitchcock's American Movies' by Jason T. McEntee; Chapter 3: 'The Child Who Knew Too Much: Liminality in Alfred Hitchcock's The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934, 1956)' by D. Elizabeth Ramsey; Chapter 4: 'No Laughing Matter: Imperiling Kids and Country in Alfred Hitchcock's Sabotage (1936)' by Peter W. Lee; Chapter 5: 'If You Rip the Fronts Off Houses': Killing Innocence in Alfred Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt (1943)' by Markus P. J. Bohlmann and Sean Moreland; Chapter 6: 'Daddy's Girl: The Knowing Innocent in Strangers on a Train (1951)' by Brian Walter; Chapter 7: 'Renegotiating Romanticism and the All-American Boy Child: Alfred Hitchcock's The Trouble with Harry (1955)' by Adrian Schober; Chapter 8: 'Between Knowingness and Innocence: Child Ciphers in Alfred Hitchcock's Marnie (1964) and The Birds (1963)' by Fran Pheasant-Kelly; Chapter 9: 'The Child Hero in Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds (1963)' by Samantha Lay; Chapter 10: 'It's the End of the World!: The Influence of The Birds on the Evil Child Film' by Craig Martin; Chapter 11: 'Psycho without a Cause: Norman Bates and Juvenile Delinquency Cinema' by Kevin J. Wetmore, Jr.; Chapter 12: 'Alfred Hitchcock's Stylized Capture of Postadolescent Fatheads' by William Thomas McBride.…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - This collection applies the characterisations of children and childhood made in Deleuze and Guattari's work to concerns that have shaped our idea of the child. Bringing together established and new voices, the authors cover philosophy, literature, religious studies, education, sociology and film studies. They consider aspects of children's lives such as time, language, gender, affect, religion, atmosphere and schooling. As a whole, this book critically interrogates the pervasive interest in the teleology of upward growth of the child.…

Condition: New. &Uumlber den AutorrnrnMarkus Bohlmann is Professor of English at Seneca College, Toronto. He is co-editor of Monstrous Children and Childish Monsters: Essays on Cinema s Holy Terrors (McFarland, 2015) and Misfits: Children with a Twist (Lexi.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Perhaps because of the wisdom received from our Romantic forbears about the purity of the child, depictions of children as monsters have held a tremendous fascination for film audiences for decades. Numerous social factors have influenced the popularity and longevity of the monster-child trope but its appeal is also rooted in the dual concepts of the child-like (innocent, angelic) and the childish (selfish, mischievous). This collection of fresh essays discusses the representation of monstrous children in popular cinema since the 1950s, with a focus on the relationship between monstrosity and "childness," a term whose implications the contributors explore. "Depictions of children as monsters have held a tremendous fascination for film audiences for decades. Numerous social factors have influenced the popularity and longevity of the monster-child trope. This collection of fresh essays discusses the representation of monstrous children in popular cinema since the 1950s, with a focus on the relationship between monstrosity and "childness.""-- Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. This collection applies the characterisations of children and childhood made in Deleuze and Guattaris work to concerns that have shaped our idea of the child. Bringing together established and new voices, the authors cover philosophy, literature, religious studies, education, sociology and film studies. They consider aspects of children's lives such as time, language, gender, affect, religion, atmosphere and schooling. As a whole, this book critically interrogates the pervasive interest in the teleology of upward growth of the child. This collection applies the characterisations of children and childhood made in Deleuze and Guattaris work to concerns that have shaped our idea of the child. Bringing together established and new voices, the authors consider aspects of children's lives such as time, language, gender, affect, religion, atmosphere and schooling. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…