Tag: childhood studies
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TRANSCRIPT: The Monsters of Childhood Innocence: Eugenics in Old Hollywood … and Today
INTRODUCTION: MONSTERS AND MARVELS Hello, and welcome to The Monster & The Child, where childhood studies and monster studies collide! I am Dr. Kathleen Kellett, and this is the second video in my series on the monsters of childhood innocence. Once again, we’re going to ask the question of which children are allowed to be…
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TRANSCRIPT: The Monsters of Childhood Innocence: Devils, Darkness, and White Supremacy
Part 1: Childhood Innocence in the Western World Hello, and welcome to The Monster & The Child, where childhood studies and monster studies collide! I am Dr. Kathleen Kellett, and today we’re going to talk about the monsters of childhood innocence. That may sound like a contradiction in terms, but I actually have a whole…
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TRANSCRIPT: Monsters of Adultism: Boogeymen, The Trunchbull, and President Snow
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpxETG4PlK4 INTRODUCTION: THE BOOGEYMAN Hello, and welcome to The Monster & The Child, where childhood studies and monster studies collide! My name is Dr. Kathleen Kellett, and this video is The Monsters of Adultism. We are going to explore how we can understand children as a marginalized demographic in our society, some of…
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The Monster & The Child; or, Aieeee Starting New Ventures Is Scary
I’ve learned many things in the last few years. Chief among them: an eighty-mile commute is way too long. I stuck it out for two years, though, because a full-time lectureship straight out of grad school — especially one in which I got to teach essentially whatever I wanted for half of the year —…
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Monsters 102: Monster, Victim, Hero … and Child: Transcript
Link to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEfOfntB3Xs&t=4s INTRODUCTION Hello, and welcome to The Monster & The Child, where Childhood Studies and Monster Studies collide! I am Dr. Kathleen Kellett, and this video is Monsters 102: Monster, Victim, Hero – and Child. If you haven’t yet watched my Monsters 101 video, which was about understanding monstrosity as the antagonistic…
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Welcome to The Monster & The Child: Transcript
(NB: I have started a YouTube channel! I will be hosting transcripts here, along with other blog posts. I hope you enjoy!) Hello there! My name is Dr. Kathleen Kellett, and this is The Monster & The Child. I am incredibly excited to bring this new venture into the wide world of YouTube. This channel…
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