She's kickin' ass, that's what she's doing!' : deconstructing childhood 'innocence' in media representations

Kerry H. Robinson, Cristyn Davies

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    Abstract

    Childhood and childhood innocence are highly contested and contradictory discourses. In providing critical readings of the media texts Painted Babies and Little Miss Sunshine, the authors highlight the ways in which childhood ‘innocence’ and girlhood are discursively and materially constructed. They point out that childhood innocence is constituted within hegemonic gendered and sexualised discourses in which young girls are positioned to carry symbolic meanings that we usually attach to adult women.
    Original languageEnglish
    Number of pages16
    JournalAustralian Feminist Studies
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2008

    Keywords

    • childhood
    • children and adults
    • children in mass media
    • gender identity
    • social conditions
    • women's studies

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