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Author:   Karin Beeler ,  Stan Beeler
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.290kg
ISBN:  

9780786475964

ISBN 10:   078647596
Pages:   212
Publication Date:   12 December 2014
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Karin and Stan Beeler Section One: Childhood, Adults and Films for Dual Audiences No Place Like Home: Circumscribing Fantasy in Children’s Film (Julian Cornell) Songs for the Older Set: Music and Multiple Demographics in Shrek, Madagascar and Happy Feet (Stan Beeler) The Fantastic Childhood Imagination Through an Adult Lens: A Todorovian Approach to Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland (Heather Rolufs) Asterix & Obelix vs. Hollywood: A ­Pan-European Film Franchise for the “Family” Audience (Noel Brown) Section Two: Film Adaptation and Transmedia Forms Re-Mixing The Chronicles of Narnia: The ­Reimagining of Lucy Pevensie Through Film Franchise Texts and Digital Fan Cultures (Naomi Hamer) An Evolutionary Journey: Pokémon, Mythic Quests and the Culture of Challenge (Lincoln Geraghty) Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Film Adaptation and Media Convergence for Children (Karin Beeler) Nurturing Young Cinephiles: Martin Scorsese’s Hugo (Dan North) Section Three: Cultural and Consumer Contexts for Children Russian Animated Films and Nationalism of the New Millennium: The Phoenix Rising from the Ashes (Michel Bouchard and Tatiana Podyakova) Cosmopolitan Endurance: Migrant Children and Film Spectatorship (Stephanie Hemelryk Donald) Dubashi: Indian Film, ­Cross-Cultural Communication and Screenings for Children (Swarnavel Eswaran Pillai) Branding Blackness: Disney’s Commodification of Black Culture in Song of the South and The Princess and the Frog (Lydia E. Ferguson) The Commodification of Ms. Penny Proud: Consumer Culture in Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids and Disney’s The Proud Family (Debbie Olson) About the Contributors Index

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The editors bring together an eclectic mix of authors and subjects...will be of great interest to anyone studying film intended for younger audiences...this collection will be indispensable for specialists in children's films and of interest to scholars of film, sociocultural studies, and media. Highly recommended --<i>Choice</i>.

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Karin Beeler is the English department chair at the University of Northern British Columbia in Canada. She has published in various areas of film and television studies, including screen culture for children. Stan Beeler is a professor in the English department at the University of Northern British Columbia in Canada. His publications include books and articles on television, film and popular culture.

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