Rehearsals in Citizenship
BBC Stop-Motion Animation Programmes For Young Children
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2963628 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jean A Northam (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 245-263 |
| Publication date | 2005-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal for Cultural Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1479-7585 • E-ISSN: 1740-1666 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14797580500179832 |
| OpenAlex | W2069100238 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 4 |
This essay argues that BBC stop-motion animations for under-fives reflect changes in British culture and citizenship over the second half of the twentieth century, and can be regarded as rehearsals in citizenship. This argument is considered in the context of debates about the BBC's ethos in relation to British democracy, culture and citizenship 1922-1999, and previous studies of children's programmes. The earlier 1967-1969 programmes-Trumpton and Chigley-represent a citizenship operating in relation to a structured, protective social state, defined by a national boundary, while the later 1998-2001 Bob the Builder is consistent with the globalisation of the late-twentieth century, in which a communitarian, privatised citizenship is characterised by individualism and personal autonomy, with their attendant risks. Young children are rehearsed in configurations of citizenship through narrative strategies and modes of audience address. This essay demonstrates that the representations of disciplinary mechanisms and citizenship closely conform to Foucauldian theory as developed by Foucault (1980 Foucault, M. 1980. "'Two lectures'". In Power/Knowledge: selected interviews and other writings 1972-1977 by Michel Foucault, Edited by: Gordon, C. UK: The Harvester Press. [Google Scholar], 1991 Gledhill, C. 1997. "'Genre and gender: the case of soap opera'". In Representations: cultural representations and signifying practices, Edited by: Hall, S. London: Sage/Open University. Thousand Oaks, New Delhi [Google Scholar]) and Rose (1999a Rose, N. 1999a. Governing the Soul: the shaping of the private self , 2nd edn., London, New York: Free Association Books. [Google Scholar], 1999b Rose, N. 1999b. Powers of Freedom: reframing political thought, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. [Crossref] , [Google Scholar]). The essay argues that greater academic attention should be devoted to texts for young children, and that Foucauldian theory should be developed to allow space for the study of children as agents and vehicles of governmentality
Ethos · Children's Rights and Participation · Global Education and Multiculturalism · Global Educational Policies and Reforms
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,21 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2016 (5) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |