The Palgrave Handbook of Children's Film and Television
This volume explores film and television for children and youth. While children’s film and television vary in form and content from country to country, their youth audience, ranging from infants to “screenagers”, is the defining feature of the genre and i
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The Palgrave Handbook of Children’s Film and Television
Casie Hermansson · Janet Zepernick Editors
The Palgrave Handbook of Children’s Film and Television
Editors Casie Hermansson Pittsburg State University Pittsburg, KS, USA
Janet Zepernick Pittsburg State University Pittsburg, KS, USA
ISBN 978-3-030-17619-8 ISBN 978-3-030-17620-4 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-17620-4 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover image: real444/Getty Images Cover design by eStudio Calamar This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Foreword
Like many of the children’s films discussed in this volume, the editors’ journey was—no doubt—first imagined as an “exciting adventure” and probably progressed—as the editing took its toll—into a surprisingly dark “coming of age” narrative. Luckily for us, the “happy ending” for those intrepid editors and their contributors is that this Handbook of Children’s Film and Television will be received and appreciated as deeply engaging and effective pedagogy. Which is to say, while the field of children’s film and television is (nearly) always entertaining, it is often a lot scarier and more complicated than it often appears to be when we first start our journey. It may also teach us things— about ourselves, our cultures, and our place in the world—that will stay with us for the rest of our lives. This is not hyperbole: the richness, wonder, darkness, silliness, and expansive, messy generosity of film and television made for, by, and about children is captured here, with chapters reflecting not just the diversity of children’s experience but the extraordinary range of formats, techniques, and stories inte
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