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Spinning the Child
Musical constructions of childhood through records, radio and television
SPINNING THE CHILD
Musical Constructions of Childhood through Records, Radio and Television
Spinning the Child is a critical overview of the production and dissemination of recorded music for children.
It examines how discourses of ‘the child’ and ‘the family’ have been constructed by folk music, BBC radio, Woody Guthrie, Sesame Street, The Muppet Show, Bagpuss, the contemporary children’s music industry and more.
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