Between Agency and Abuse
A Look at the Representation of Childhood Sexuality through Media and Art
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- Korinna McRobert
This book tackles the theme of childhood sexuality, through the examination of its representation in media, namely art. The discussion surrounds the sometimes-subtle differences between art and pornography. Child pornography definitions are discussed and put into perspective through elaboration on the history and establishment of what we term as 'childhood', looking at the concepts of childhood innocence, agency and adultism. The representation of children is analysed through the platform of art, namely photography and painting, choosing images that have provoked and upset in the recent past.…
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Bestellnummer: | 14148 |
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EAN: | 9783954141487 |
ISBN: | 978-3-95414-148-7 |
Reihe: | Childhood Studies and Children’s Rights |
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2020 |
Seitenzahl: | 80 |
This book tackles the theme of childhood sexuality, through the examination of its representation in media, namely art. The discussion surrounds the sometimes-subtle differences between art and pornography. Child pornography definitions are discussed and put into perspective through elaboration on the history and establishment of what we term as 'childhood', looking at the concepts of childhood innocence, agency and adultism. The representation of children is analysed through the platform of art, namely photography and painting, choosing images that have provoked and upset in the recent past. The specific situations are considered and the discussion is placed within the context of children’s rights, using the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and its Optional Protocol on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography (Optional Protocol) as tools to do so. This text offers a multidisciplinary perspective on the taboo of childhood sexuality, anchoring the argument in the discipline of childhood studies, through the use of analytical methods from the field of visual anthropology.
Book Series: Childhood Studies and Children’s Rights
This series has the aim to bring forth current children’s rights and childhood themes, that have been researched from different perspectives by students of the international and interdisciplinary advanced MA Childhood Studies and Children’s Rights, University of Applied Sciences Potsdam. The students come from different countries, contexts and professional backgrounds and have globalized biographies. This is reflected in the wealth of themes presented.
Reihe: Childhood Studies and Children’s Rights
In dieser Reihe werden exzellente Prüfungsarbeiten von Studierenden des internationalen, interdisziplinären Weiterbildungsstudiengangs MA Childhood Studies and Children’s Rights, Fachhochschule Potsdam, herausgegeben. Die Arbeiten widmen sich aktuellen Kinderrechtethemen aus verschiedenen Perspektiven. Die Studierenden kommen aus unterschiedlichen Ländern und haben verschiedene berufliche Hintergründe. Zumeist haben sie eine globalisierte Biografie. Dies spiegelt sich im Reichtum der Themenwahl.
Foreword
Ingrid Stapf & Jörg Maywald
Introduction
PART I
Child Pornography
The Conceptualisation of Childhood
Adultism
Perceptions of Childhood Sexuality
Agency
PART II
Art Analysis
Photography : Sally Mann
Photography : Bill Henson
Painting : Balthus
Art as Platform
PART III
Considering Context
Child Participation in Art
Children's Rights Expanded
The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography (Optional Protocol)
Considerations and Conclusions
Abstract (English)
Abstract (Deutsch)
References