The Undead Child in Popular Culture: Representations of Childhoods Past, Present, and Preserved

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Craig Martin Debbie Olson

The Undead Child in Popular Culture

Representations of Childhoods Past, Present, and Preserved

Craig Martin, Debbie Olson

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English

Routledge
07 August 2024

Literary studies: general; Social & political philosophy; Popular culture; TV & society; Gender studies, gender groups

Series: Routledge Research in Cultural and Media Studies

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.

Edited by: Craig Martin, Debbie Olson
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 639g
ISBN: 9781032657585
ISBN 10: 1032657588
Series: Routledge Research in Cultural and Media Studies
Pages: 238
Publication Date: 07 August 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Craig Martin teaches screen studies in the Department of Film, Games and Animation at Swinburne University of Technology, Australia. Debbie Olson is an associate professor of English at Missouri Valley College, USA.