Maire Messenger Davies

Fake, Fact, and Fantasy

Children's Interpretations of Television Reality

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Based on a study examining the meaning of the term 'media literacy' in children, this volume concentrates on audiovisual narratives of television and film and their effects. It closely examines children's concepts of real and unreal and how they learn to make distinctions between the two.

---

First Published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 1997
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 164mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 594g
• ISBN-13: 9780805820461
• ISBN-10: 0805820469
• Artikelnr.: 21961739

Autorenporträt

Davies, Maire Messenger

Inhaltsangabe

Contents: Preface. The Mediated World: The Uses of Media Literacy. The Real
World--and the Real Child. Reality Perception on TV. Formal Features,
Literature, Art, and Education. The Sample and the Study. The Interview
Methodology: Recognizing the Not Real. "A Show for Little Kids": Sesame
Street. "Everyone Is Talking About Ross Perot": Real News for Kids. "A
Comedy Fiction Type of Thing": The Cosby Show. "It's Supposed to Be a
Fairytale": The Sand Fairy. Modality: Conversations About the Relationship
of Art to Life. "Charming Our Leisure": Why Media Matter. Appendices:
Questionnaire for First and Second Graders. Questionnaire for Third,
Fourth, and Fifth Graders. Sample Interview Transcript, First Grade Boy.
Sample Interview Transcript, First Grade Girl. Sample Interview Transcript,
Third Grade Boy. Sample Interview Transcript, Fourth Grade Girl. Sample
Interview Transcript, Fifth Grade Boy. Interview Schedule.