Evil Children in the Popular Imagination
Author | : Karen J. Renner |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 214 |
Release | : 2016-12-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781137599636 |
ISBN-13 | : 1137599634 |
Rating | : 4/5 (36 Downloads) |
Download or read book Evil Children in the Popular Imagination written by Karen J. Renner and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-12-15 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on narratives with supernatural components, Karen J. Renner argues that the recent proliferation of stories about evil children demonstrates not a declining faith in the innocence of childhood but a desire to preserve its purity. From novels to music videos, photography to video games, the evil child haunts a range of texts and comes in a variety of forms, including changelings, ferals, and monstrous newborns. In this book, Renner illustrates how each subtype offers a different explanation for the problem of the “evil” child and adapts to changing historical circumstances and ideologies.