Politics of Children in Latin American Cinema - Hardcover

by María Soledad Paz-MacKay (Editor), Omar Rodriguez (Editor), Tunico Amancio (Contribution by)

This book analyzes the representation of children in 21st-century Latin American cinema by bringing attention to the political act of choosing children as protagonists. It provides a platform to understand the mechanisms in contemporary filmmaking that challenge the displacement created by the conventional subordinated role of children in cinema.

Author Biography

María Soledad Paz-Mackay is associate professor in the Department of Modern Languages at St. Francis Xavier University. Omar Rodríguez, is associate professor in the Department of Modern Languages at the University of Lethbridge.