Histories of Children's Television Around the World
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New York et al.: Peter Lang (2023), viii, 288 pp.
Contains illustrations, index
Series: Mediated Youth, 35
ISBN 978-1-4331-9902-8 (pbk); 978-1-4331-9893-9 (pdf)
"This edited book based on a collective effort of researchers and professionals dedicated to compile the stories of children's television around the world. With 12 national chapters, the book includes historical accounts of children's television from the following countries: Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Ecuador, Germany, India, Israel, Italy, Kenia, Netherlands and USA. It provides an exploration of each individual country, revealing striking similarities and differences, discussed in depth in the final chapter. Looking at the global field through local eyes--its main texts and active players (broadcasters, producers and creators, as well as regulators and policy makers), their ideologies, financial prospects and perceptions of childhood--offers a macro-level evaluation of an entire cultural field." (Publisher description)
1 Introduction: Thinking About Local Histories of Children’s Television / Yuval Gozansky, 1
2 What’s up Skip? Australian Children’s Drama as Part of a Children’s Television Production Ecology / Anna Potter, 11
3 The Struggle for Quality in Children’s Television in Brazil / Beth Carmona, 31
4 Canada’s Secret Sauce: Children’s Programming, Funding, and Animation / Adrianna Ruggiero, Kim Wilson, and Josanne Buchanan, 51
5 Entertaining “Buds of the Motherland”: The Evolution and Commercialization of Children’s Television in China / Xiaoying Han, 71
6 Toward a History of Children’s Television in Ecuador: This Is Not a Child’s Game / Mónica Maruri Castillo and Marcelo Del Pozo, 89
7 From the Center of Public Discussion to Niche Programing: Children’s Television in the Two Germanies Made One / Maya Götz, 111
8 The Untold Story of Children’s Television in India / Ruchi Kher Jaggi, 131
9 From Instructional to Digital: Israeli Children’s Television / Yuval Gozansky, 147
10 Balancing Cultural and Economic Value: The Italian Way to Children’s Television (1954–2021) / Piermarco Aroldi, 169
11 The Kenyan Story: From Children’s Talent Performance to Edutainment / Wangeci Kanyeki and Agnes Lucy Lando, 189
12 Education, Entertainment, and Connection: Seventy Years of Dutch Children’s Television / Huub Wijfjes, 211
13 Disruption Tales: Animated Children’s Television in the United States / Linda Simensky, 231
14 Similar but Different: Changes in Children’s Television from a Global Perspective / Yuval Gozansky, 253
2 What’s up Skip? Australian Children’s Drama as Part of a Children’s Television Production Ecology / Anna Potter, 11
3 The Struggle for Quality in Children’s Television in Brazil / Beth Carmona, 31
4 Canada’s Secret Sauce: Children’s Programming, Funding, and Animation / Adrianna Ruggiero, Kim Wilson, and Josanne Buchanan, 51
5 Entertaining “Buds of the Motherland”: The Evolution and Commercialization of Children’s Television in China / Xiaoying Han, 71
6 Toward a History of Children’s Television in Ecuador: This Is Not a Child’s Game / Mónica Maruri Castillo and Marcelo Del Pozo, 89
7 From the Center of Public Discussion to Niche Programing: Children’s Television in the Two Germanies Made One / Maya Götz, 111
8 The Untold Story of Children’s Television in India / Ruchi Kher Jaggi, 131
9 From Instructional to Digital: Israeli Children’s Television / Yuval Gozansky, 147
10 Balancing Cultural and Economic Value: The Italian Way to Children’s Television (1954–2021) / Piermarco Aroldi, 169
11 The Kenyan Story: From Children’s Talent Performance to Edutainment / Wangeci Kanyeki and Agnes Lucy Lando, 189
12 Education, Entertainment, and Connection: Seventy Years of Dutch Children’s Television / Huub Wijfjes, 211
13 Disruption Tales: Animated Children’s Television in the United States / Linda Simensky, 231
14 Similar but Different: Changes in Children’s Television from a Global Perspective / Yuval Gozansky, 253
