The Child in World Cinema

Download or read book The Child in World Cinema written by Debbie Olson and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2018-02-19 with total page 515 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection seeks to broaden the discussion of the child image by close analysis of the child and childhood as depicted in non-Western cinemas. Each essay offers a counter-narrative to Western notions of childhood by looking critically at alternative visions of childhood that does not privilege a Western ideal. Rather, this collection seeks to broaden our ideas about children, childhood, and the child’s place in the global community. This collection features a wide variety of contributors from around the world who offer compelling analyses of non-Western, non-Hollywood films starring children.