Media and the Make-Believe Worlds of Children : When Harry Potter Meets Pokemon in Disneyland

ISBN-13: 9780805851922 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 244 str.

Maya Gotz; Dafna Lemish; Amy Aidman

Opis

This volume attains a broader understanding of the role media plays in the development and flourishing of children's imaginations and creative abilities, through research on children from several countries.

Spis treści

Contents: Preface. Part I: Studying Make-Believe Worlds. Children's Fantasy World and the Media: A Theoretical Introduction. Studying Children's Make-Believe Worlds: Methods and Processes. Part II: Research Findings: The Worlds, the Children, and the Media. The Worlds of Make-Believe. The Child in the Make-Believe World. Media Traces in Children's Make-Believe Worlds. Part III: Central Themes: Gender and Culture. The Gendered Nature of Children's Make-Believe Worlds. Cultural Traces in Children's Make-Believe Worlds. Part IV: Conclusion. Conclusion: Media and Children's Make-Believe Worlds.

O autorze

Maya Gotz, Dafna Lemish, Hyesung Moon, Amy Aidman