Cultural Perspectives on Sweets in Childrens Literature and Media

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Cultural Perspectives on Sweets in Children's Literature and Media creates a kaleidoscope of the various functions of sweets and their significance for children's culture, thus providing an overview of the diversity of the subject.

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Sweets in Children's Literature and Media. A Short Introduction into a Sweet and Delicious Topic

Corina Löwe and Sabine Planka

Section 1: Sweets as an Expression of Culture and Cultural Attitudes as well as National Cuisines

Chapter 1

Sabine Planka

Chapter 2 'A Cookie is a Sometime Food'. Cookie Monster and the Politics of Children's Health on Sesame Street

Abby Whitaker

Chapter 3 Sugar magic: Australian children's literature, sweets, and national identity

Paul Venzo

Chapter 4

Sabine Planka

Chapter 5 Sweet Treats and Cultural Commentary in Studio Ghibli's Kiki's Delivery Service (1989) and Spirited Away (2001)

Nermin Karademir

Section 2: Sweets as Key Moments for the Development of Characters and Interpersonal Relationships in Children's Media

Chapter 6 Swallowed Tears and Ice-Cream: Sweets and the Lonely Child in East German Children's Literature

Corina Löwe

Chapter 7 The Emancipatory Milkshake: Sweets in a Swedish girls' magazine

Kristina Öhman

Chapter 8 'Blond, Pink, and Porky': The Dehumanization of Fat Characters Eating Sweets in British 20th Century Children's Book Classics

Åsa Warnqvist and Mia Österlund

Section 3: Sweets in Children's Literature and Media as Symbols and Metaphors

Chapter 9 Tailor-made Pastries in La signorina Euforbia: Food Pedagogy in Italian Pre-Teens' Literature

Simona Di Martino

Chapter 10 The Sweet Temptations of Fairy Tales: Exploring the Symbolic Role of Sweets

Artemis Papailia

Chapter 11 'These Creatures are not just Delightful, they're Delicious': The Cultural Meaning of the Trolls as Sweets in DreamWorks' Trolls (2016)

Philip van der Merwe

Chapter 12 To Eat and/or Be Eaten: A Yummy Guide with Zombies Inside

Corey Whitley, Daniel Ihrmark, and Johan Nilsson