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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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  August 31, 2025

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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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  August 3, 2025

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