The Child in British Cinema

by Matthew Smith

Book Overview

This book argues that over the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, the cinema in Britain became the site on which childhood was projected, examined, and understood. Through an analysis of these projections; via case studies that encompass early cinema, pre and post-war film, and contemporary cinema; this book interprets the child in British cinema as a device through which to reflect upon issues of national culture, race, empire, class, and gender...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3031059689
• ISBN13: 9783031059681
• Release Date: July 2022
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"