CHYS 3P99 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Making Money

• School: Brock University
• Department: Child and Youth Studies
• Course: CHYS 3P99
• Professor: dr.raby

Document Summary

Child stars and the question of children"s participation. Poli(cid:272)y (cid:271)rief proposal : statement of issue/problem, you are the expert advisor, pick a problem/issue. Target audience: figure out your target audience, and your relationship to this target audience. Policy options: suggest 3-5 policy options your policy brief will be exploring, makes sure there is a co(cid:374)(cid:374)ectio(cid:374) so(cid:373)e(cid:449)here to childre(cid:374)(cid:859)s participatio(cid:374) Outline potential sources: one course reading, one academic non-course reading, one other reading, 50 word summary, brief explanation on what this reading will add to the policy brief. Child stars: what does the broader social response to such early talent and stardom tell us about childhood and possibilities for childre(cid:374)(cid:859)s participatio(cid:374), brainstorm activity. 20th century, western childhood: distinct from adults, submissive, economically dependent, emotionally valuable, non-responsible. In private, family sphere: outside of commercial relations, representations of children on-screen. A (cid:272)hild star"s life: making money, talented, precocious, public, commercialized, often also sexualized.