Table of Contents

Part 1: The Study Of Childhood
Defining Children, Media and Culture
Childhood, History and Media
The Science of Childhood
The Politics of Children and Media
Children and Childhood in Media Studies

Part 2: Children in Media, Children's Media
'Golden Ages': The Visual Representation of Childhood
Children's Unofficial Culture: Games, Traditions and Tales
Children's Literature: On Page and Screen
Children's Television
Digital - 'New' Media
Some Conclusions

About the Author

Máire Messenger Davies is Professor of Media Studies, and Director of the Centre for Media Research at the University of Ulster, Northern Ireland.