From pupils to consumers

The transformation of the concept of childhood in Israeli children’s television

Bibliographic Data

ID21190526
AuthorsYuval Gozansky (Sapir College, corresponding author)
Year2017
Volume11
Issue1
Pages36-52
Publication date2017-01-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Children and Media (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1748-2798 • E-ISSN: 1748-2801
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17482798.2016.1203809
OpenAlexW2464032018
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited16

This article divides the history of children’s television in Israel in its first decades into three distinct eras: The Single Channel Era (1966–1989), The New Exclusivity Era (1989–2000), and The Age of Multichannel TV (2000–2010). Based on qualitative interviews with 20 central producers, who worked in Israel’s leading channels for children, the article examines the significant changes that occurred in the production field of television for children: from past broadcasts of only public and educational nature in a single Israeli channel, to the current reality of a great number of private channels, some globally owned, broadcasting mainly entertainment. Using Pierre Bourdieu’s cultural theories, this work analyzes the changes that took place in the collective conventions and practices in children’s television in Israel, and in its producers’ concept of childhood: from a national educational service for children, to looking at children as consumers in a media market

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