Grotesque Progeny Thomas Das investigating the competency description

investigating the competency description

in active cooperation

the values it represents and how it can contribute to mental health and wellbeing

and mass media

Katherine Helm

Grotesque Progeny Thomas Das investigating the competency descriptionIn contemporary Western society, childhood appears more protected than ever to the casual onlooker. Yet, we are increasingly fascinated by narratives in which children are depicted as unsettling beings, both dangerous and endangered, sometimes chaotic or even evil. In Grotesque Progeny: The Commodification of Dangerous and Endangered Children, author Mark Heimermann argues that these representations reflect cultural anxiety regarding a shifting