The Young Turks and the Boycott Movement

Abstract

**Abstract:** *: The Child in Film and Media* (2014) edited by Alexander N. Howe and Wynn Yarbrough, explores the multifaceted role of childhood representations within various screen media. This collection critically examines how children are depicted as both passive subjects of socialization and active agents within narrative structures. By focusing on representational politics rather than child spectatorship, the volume addresses the complex interplay between consumption contexts and political implications in US-based media. The essays, derived from a conference at the University of the District of Columbia (2008), trace the historical trajectory of children's representations in media, offering interdisciplinary approaches that include environmental critique, psychoanalysis, history, and ideology. These theoretical models aim to map out the cultural ecology surrounding childhood imagery. Divided into three sections, the book highlights the political and textual dimensions of media products targeting or featuring children, thereby enriching our understanding of how media constructs and reflects societal views on youth.

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