Seeing how it was?: childhood geographies and memories in home movies

Home movies provided valuable insights into childhood experiences during much of the twentieth century. Contrasting footage of children in rural and urban setting in Northern England between c.1937 and 1970, viewed through the cinematic gaze of two male amateur film-makers underpins this discussion...

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Published inArea (London 1969) Vol. 33; no. 2; pp. 128 - 140
Main Author Nicholson, Heather Norris
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London, UK Royal Geographical Society (with The Institute of British Geographers) 01.06.2001
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Subjects
Adults
Cameras
Child welfare
Childhood
Children
Family
Film archives
Film libraries
Geographies of Childhood
Geography
Home
identity
Ideology
memories
Memory
Motion picture industry
Movies
Northern England
Power relations
Social relations
socio-cultural change
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Summary:Home movies provided valuable insights into childhood experiences during much of the twentieth century. Contrasting footage of children in rural and urban setting in Northern England between c.1937 and 1970, viewed through the cinematic gaze of two male amateur film-makers underpins this discussion of childhood geographies in the past. Issues explored in the paper include the social construction of childhood, power relations and visual representation of children, and the role of home movie-making in shaping memories and constituting ideas and ideologies about family and children.
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ISSN:0004-0894
1475-4762
DOI:10.1111/1475-4762.00016