The Cultural Construction of Monstrous Children
Essays on Anomalous Children From 1595 to the Present Day
The Cultural Construction of Monstrous Children raises important questions at the heart of society and culture, and through an interdisciplinary, trans-cultural analysis presents important findings on socio-cultural representations and embodiments of the child and childhood. At the start of the 21st, new anxieties constellate around the child and childhood, while older concerns have re-emerged, mutated, and grown stronger. But as historical analysis shows, they have been ever-present concerns.This innovative and interdisciplinary collection of essays considers examples of monstrous children since the 16th century to the present, spanning real…
Mehr
CHF 50.30
Preise inkl. MwSt. und Versandkosten (Portofrei ab CHF 40.00)
Versandkostenfrei
Produktdetails
Weitere Autoren: Ruickbie, Leo (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-1-78527-522-7
- EAN: 9781785275227
- Produktnummer: 34755631
- Verlag: Anthem Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
- Seitenangabe: 252 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 1'648 KB
- Auflage: 1. Auflage
Über den Autor
Simon Bacon is an independent scholar based in Poznan, Poland. He has written extensively on vampires, monsters and the construction of difference in contemporary culture.Leo Ruickbie is a writer, editor and social scientist specialising in controversial areas of human belief and experience. He is the author of several books on witchcraft, magic and the supernatural.
11 weitere Werke von Simon (Hrsg.) Bacon:
Bewertungen
Anmelden