The Child in Post-Apocalyptic Cinema

The child in many post-apocalyptic films occupies a unique space within the narrative, a space that oscillates between death and destruction, faith and hope. The Child in Post-Apocalyptic Cinema interrogates notions of the child as a symbol of futurity and also loss. By exploring the ways children function discursively within a dystopian framework we may better understand how and why traditional notions of childhood are repeatedly tethered to sites of adult conflict and disaster, a connection that often functions to reaffirm the "rightness" of past systems of social order. This collection features critical articles that explore the role of the child character in post-apocalyptic cinema, including classic, recent, and international films, approached from a variety of theoretical, methodological, and cultural perspectives.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0739194283
• ISBN13: 9780739194287
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"