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Children on the Threshold in Contemporary Latin American Cinema: Nature, Gender, and Agency analyzes child and adolescent protagonists in Latin American cinema. This book contends that child characters have taken on a critical representational role within Latin American cinema because of their position on the threshold between "nature" and "culture," which converts them into a focus of, and a limit to, state or colonial biopower. Rachel Randall provides a comprehensive examination of the key themes and developments in boys' and girls' cinematic representations since the adoption of children's rights discourses in the region. Recommended for scholars interested in Latin American studies, film studies, and cultural studies.
Sommario
Contents
Introduction
Part One
Chapter One: Rural Boyhoods in Brazil and Colombia
Chapter Two: Children and 'Bare Life' Under Military Dictatorship
Chapter Three: Childhood, Movement and Play
Part Two
Chapter Four: Privileged Girlhoods and Processes of Transition
Chapter Five: 'I'm No Street Urchin!'
Chapter Six: Indigenous Girlhoods in Brazil and Colombia
Conclusion
Bibliography
About the Author
Info autore
By Rachel Randall
Riassunto
This book contends that child characters have taken on a critical representational role within Latin American cinema because of their position on the threshold between “nature” and “culture,” which converts them into a focus of, and a limit to, state or colonial biopower.
