The Undead Child in Popular Culture: Representations of Childhoods Past, Present, and Preserved (Routledge Research in Cultural and Media Studies)

Synopsis

In this study of representations of children and childhood, a global team of authors explores the theme of undeadness as it applies to cultural constructions of the child.Moving beyond conventional depictions of the undead in popular culture as living dead monsters of horror and mad science that transgress the borders between life and death, rejuvenation, and decay, the authors present undeadness as a broader concept that explores how people, objects, customs, and ideas deemed lost or consigned to the past might endure in the present. The chapters examine nostalgic texts that explore past incarnations of childhood, mementos of childhood, zombie children, spectral children, images and artefacts of deceased children, as well as states of arrested development and the inability or refusal to embrace adulthood. Expanding undeadness beyond the realm of horror and extending its meaning conceptually, while acknowledging its roots in the genre, the book explores attempts at countering the transitory nature of childhoods.This unique and insightful volume will interest scholars and students working on popular culture and cultural studies, media studies, film and television studies, childhood studies, gender studies, and philosophy.

Copyright:

2025

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9781040107188

Related ISBNs:

9781040107126, 9781032657585, 9781032657660

Publisher:

Taylor & Francis

Date of Addition:

08/07/24

Copyrighted By:

selection and editorial matter, Craig Martin and Debbie Olson

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Social Studies

Submitted By:

Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Craig Martin

Edited by:

Debbie Olson