TY - JOUR
T1 - Historical Perceptions about Children and Film
T2 - Case Studies of the British Board of Film Censors, the British Film Institute, and the Children’s Film Foundation from the 1910s to the 1950s
AU - Terui, Takao
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 the author(s).
PY - 2024/1/1
Y1 - 2024/1/1
N2 - This article explores how ideas regarding children and film were shaped and shifted from the 1910s to the 1950s by consulting three critical moments and key institutions: the British Board of Film Censors in the 1910s, the British Film Institute in the 1930s, and the Children’s Film Foundation in the 1950s. By doing so, the article elucidates how discourse and ideas about children’s films and audiences have transformed, resulting in policy shifts from restrictive to encouraging approaches that appreciate children’s tastes and the entertainment value of children’s cinema. Based on comparative historical research, this article empirically reveals that perceptions of children’s cinema have changed throughout history and that the policy documents offer significant materials to explain this.
AB - This article explores how ideas regarding children and film were shaped and shifted from the 1910s to the 1950s by consulting three critical moments and key institutions: the British Board of Film Censors in the 1910s, the British Film Institute in the 1930s, and the Children’s Film Foundation in the 1950s. By doing so, the article elucidates how discourse and ideas about children’s films and audiences have transformed, resulting in policy shifts from restrictive to encouraging approaches that appreciate children’s tastes and the entertainment value of children’s cinema. Based on comparative historical research, this article empirically reveals that perceptions of children’s cinema have changed throughout history and that the policy documents offer significant materials to explain this.
KW - British film
KW - children’s cinema
KW - comparative historical research
KW - cultural policy
KW - film culture
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85186865295&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1515/culture-2022-0205
DO - 10.1515/culture-2022-0205
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85186865295
SN - 2451-3474
VL - 8
JO - Open Cultural Studies
JF - Open Cultural Studies
IS - 1
M1 - 20220205
ER -