Celluloid Cityscapes: Kids, Cars, and Cartoons in the United States, 1938-1965
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Celluloid Cityscapes : Kids, Cars, and Cartoons in the United States, 1938-1965. / Goddard, Joseph.
I: Journal of the History of Childhood and Youth, Bind 14, Nr. 2, 2021, s. 294-312.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Celluloid Cityscapes
T2 - Kids, Cars, and Cartoons in the United States, 1938-1965
AU - Goddard, Joseph
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - This article considers the cinematic portrayal of the city in mid-twentieth century Walt Disney short cartoons. Initially, Disney cartoons were aimed at a mixed adult/child audience, but over time, they were seen and marketed mostly to children. Examining three cartoons in depth and six more to provide perspective, this article reflects upon the images relayed to children and the place of children in the city. The article concludes that portrayals of urban locations in the cartoons were not favorable, deemed to have little space for children. Country landscapes, meanwhile, were painted more benignly.
AB - This article considers the cinematic portrayal of the city in mid-twentieth century Walt Disney short cartoons. Initially, Disney cartoons were aimed at a mixed adult/child audience, but over time, they were seen and marketed mostly to children. Examining three cartoons in depth and six more to provide perspective, this article reflects upon the images relayed to children and the place of children in the city. The article concludes that portrayals of urban locations in the cartoons were not favorable, deemed to have little space for children. Country landscapes, meanwhile, were painted more benignly.
U2 - 10.1353/hcy.2021.0024
DO - 10.1353/hcy.2021.0024
M3 - Journal article
VL - 14
SP - 294
EP - 312
JO - Journal of the History of Childhood and Youth
JF - Journal of the History of Childhood and Youth
SN - 1939-6724
IS - 2
ER -
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