Drawing on a rich legacy of pictorial evidence, Images of Childhood examines historical constructions of childhood and how they reinforce or challenge the prevailing view of childhood as a state of innocence. Each chapter explores how visual elements such as framing, points-of view, and lighting, as well as clothes, accessories, and body language, help to construct our many different conceptions of children: from members of the family unit and assumed gender roles; to schooling and aesthetic objects; through to their economic value and use in political propaganda. Skillfully navigating a...
Drawing on a rich legacy of pictorial evidence, Images of Childhood examines historical constructions of childhood and how they reinforce or challenge...
Professor Emeritus Paul (University of Illinois, USA, and University of Tasmania, Australia.) Duncum
By surveying historical constructions of childhood, this book explores how representations of the child in visual culture reinforce or challenge the dominant ideology about their innocence.
By surveying historical constructions of childhood, this book explores how representations of the child in visual culture reinforce or challenge the d...
