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1	Addressing "non suitable" films in school : A Case study on Flickan, mamman och demonerna and the film pedagogic conditions Wallenrodhe, Nicole January 2018 (has links) The idea of what is suitable for children depends on the understandings and expectations of what childhood is and should contain. While "suitable" films have been praised for their obvious pedagogic function, "non-suitable" films (such as popular and violent films) have also managed to emerge into the film pedagogic context with varying arguments, e.g. that film education should reflect the reality of the youth or that children will see the films anyway and need guidance. This thesis explores a contemporary Swedish example of a contested children's film that was produced for school cinema but classified as harmful for children under the age of fifteen by the Swedish Media Council. By situating the case in relation to film pedagogic history and aspects from the use of violent films in the 1980's, the study shows how the film pedagogic discourse can be influenced by an anxiety concerning the "child's best". The study enhances the significant role of "enthusiastic teachers" and the importance of considering the current film pedagogic conditions. Film pedagogy Childhood discourses Discourse analysis Children's film The Swedish Media Council Studies on Film Filmvetenskap
2	Min granne barndomen, hur var det nu igen? : Om barndomsdiskurser i Min granne Totoro Fredriksson, Joel January 2022 (has links) In this study, the Japanese animated film My Neighbor Totoro was analyzed with regards to what childhood discourses can be found in it, and why these discourses in particular appear. To do this, discourse theory was used as the main theoretical basis, and certain aspects of hermeneutics were also used, such as combining the hermeneutic spiral with basic film analysis as a method. The childhood discourses that are discussed are the natural child, adult children and child adults, the competent child, the vulnerable child, postmodern childhood, the lonely/psychological child, and gender discourses. First, the life context of Hayao Miyazaki was examined to see what childhood discourses that might have influenced him. The natural child seems to be the most prominent discourse throughout Miyazaki’s life and his previous work, and the discourse appears in My Neighbor Totoro as well. However, so do all the other discourses. The results are that the view of childhood expressed in the film is that children develop the best in proximity to nature and the divine. Children should aspire to become competent adults, but adults should also come closer to childhood and nature. Postmodernity is dismissed as bad for children, and the natural childhood is deemed to be in need of saving. Children are also according to the film beings capable of complex thoughts and feelings relating to fears, death and family relations. These difficult thoughts are dealt with by their imagination – an imagination that is non-separable from their reality. This could indicate another childhood discourse: the imaginative child. Apart from all this, ways to use films like this one in education are also briefly discussed through film pedagogy. / <p>Slutgiltigt godkännandedatum: 2022-01-14</p> Hayao Miyazaki Studio Ghibli film analysis discourse theory discourse analysis film pedagogy childhood discourses the natural child the competent child the vulnerable child postmodern childhood the lonely child the psychological child gender discourses adult children child adults the imaginative child Heidi Anne of Green Gables Moomin Pippi Longstocking shintoism filmanalys diskursteori diskursanalys filmpedagogik det naturliga barnet det kompetenta barnet det bräckliga barnet postmodern barndom det psykologiska barnet det ensamma barnet genusdiskurser vuxenbarn barnvuxna det fantasifulla barnet Anne på Grönkulla Mumin Pippi Långstrump General Literature Studies Litteraturvetenskap

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Addressing "non suitable" films in school : A Case study on Flickan, mamman och demonerna and the film pedagogic conditions

Min granne barndomen, hur var det nu igen? : Om barndomsdiskurser i Min granne Totoro