Table of Contents

Part 1: The Study Of Childhood Defining Children, Media and Culture Childhood, History and Media The Science of Childhood The Politics of Children and Media Children and Childhood in Media Studies Part 2: Children in Media, Children's Media 'Golden Ages': The Visual Representation of Childhood Children's Unofficial Culture: Games, Traditions and Tales Children's Literature: On Page and Screen Children's Television Digital - 'New' Media Some Conclusions

About the Author

Maire Messenger Davies is Professor of Media Studies, and Director of the Centre for Media Research at the University of Ulster, Northern Ireland.