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Saturday Morning Censors: Television Regulation before the V-Chip (Console-ing Passions) Paperback – January 15, 1999

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Many parents, politicians, and activists agree that there’s too much violence and not enough education on children’s television. Current solutions range from the legislative (the Children’s Television Act of 1990) to the technological (the V-chip). Saturday Morning Censors examines the history of adults’ attempts to safeguard children from the violence, sexism, racism, and commercialism on television since the 1950s. By focusing on what censorship and regulation are and how they work—rather than on whether they should exist—Heather Hendershot shows how adults use these processes to reinforce their own ideas about childhood innocence.
Drawing on archival studio material, interviews with censors and animators, and social science research, Hendershot analyzes media activist strategies, sexism and racism at the level of cartoon manufacture, and the product-linked cartoons of the 1980s, such as Strawberry Shortcake and Transformers. But in order to more fully examine adult reception of children’s TV, she also discusses “good” programs like Sesame Street and Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids. Providing valuable historical context for debates surrounding such current issues as the V-chip and the banning of Power Rangers toys in elementary schools, Saturday Morning Censors demonstrates how censorship can reveal more fears than it hides.
Saturday Morning Censors will appeal to educators, parents, and media activists, as well as to those in cultural studies, television studies, gender studies, and American social history.


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    January 15, 1999
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    1590780833
  6. ISBN-13
    978-0822322405
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“Saturday Morning Censors makes an important contribution to those interested in children’s media culture as well as to those concerned with censorship practices in the U. S.”—Marsha Kinder, University of Southern California

“This marvelous book speaks not only to debates about children and media, but also to larger debates about censorship and social power. Heather Hendershot promises to be one of the most significant voices in the next generation of American cultural studies.”—Henry Jenkins, editor of The Children’s Culture Reader

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""Saturday Morning Censors" makes an important contribution to those interested in children's media culture as well as to those concerned with censorship practices in the U. S."--Marsha Kinder, University of Southern California

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0822322404
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Duke University Press Books (January 15, 1999)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 296 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1590780833
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0822322405
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.1 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.74 x 9 inches
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Brannon
1.0 out of 5 stars PURE JUNK
Reviewed in the United States on November 14, 2007
I am a 70's Saturday morning veteran, as my generation is refered to sometimes when we talk about Saturday morning cartoons and shows in the 70's and early 80's. We all got up at the break of dawn to watch all those shows from 7-12 noon. In reading this book, I am enlightened just how much the (ACTIVIST) screwed everything up. Its Saturday morning tv, cartoons, for heavens sake, not rocket science. Why does everything have to be EDUCATIONAL, teach a moral lesson? Has anyone ever heard of pure entertainment. I admit, I loved School House Rock, Sesame Street, Shazam, Isis, Fat Albert, and they did pitch the MORAL thing to us kids, and thats all good and fine, but COME ON. We kids went to school 5 days a week for 6-8 hrs. Saturdays were our release. Thank you Peggy Cheron, Parents and other CRAZY ACTIVIST NUTS for screwing all that up for us. Now Saturday morning is a thing of the past. Thank you all. You took that away from us, but we have it all in our head. Its precious memories of an era gone by....IDIOTS, people just cant leave things alone....
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Lisa Tripp
5.0 out of 5 stars A must read for anyone serious about children and the media
Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2004
If you are interested in the topic of children and the media, this is an important book to read. You'll learn about the regulatory politics and tv production practices that gave rise to classic children's tv shows like Sesame Street, Strawberry Shortcake, and GI Joe--and that have continued to influence the content of children's tv in important (and often deeply problematic) ways. It is a serious read, but well written and compelling. I have used chapters from the book in classes I've taught (university level) on children and the media, and the discussions that have followed (about deregulation, commercialism, gender, cultural imperialism...) have been very lively. In many cases, students have continued to refer back to concepts raised in the book throughout the course.
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