Senior Lecturer in Film and Television Studies, University of Glasgow. She is the author of 'British Youth Television: Cynicism and Enchantment' (2001) and 'Interpreting Television' (2005).

• 1. Intoduction2. Hide and Seek: children and ghosts in contemporary Japanese film and Art3. Dirty Little White Girls: child sexuality and race fromfilms and performers such as Lillian Gish in 'Broken Blossoms', via ShirleyTemple to 'Lolita', 'Taxi Driver' and 'Man on Fire'4. War's children (working title): the child figure in films about war5. Child Actors (working title): including child performance,child stars, questions of intentionConclusionBibliographyIndex

Senior Lecturer in Film and Television Studies, University of Glasgow. She is the author of 'British Youth Television: Cynicism and Enchantment' (2001) and 'Interpreting Television' (2005).

• 1. Intoduction2. Hide and Seek: children and ghosts in contemporary Japanese film and Art3. Dirty Little White Girls: child sexuality and race fromfilms and performers such as Lillian Gish in 'Broken Blossoms', via ShirleyTemple to 'Lolita', 'Taxi Driver' and 'Man on Fire'4. War's children (working title): the child figure in films about war5. Child Actors (working title): including child performance,child stars, questions of intentionConclusionBibliographyIndex

Senior Lecturer in Film and Television Studies, University of Glasgow. She is the author of 'British Youth Television: Cynicism and Enchantment' (2001) and 'Interpreting Television' (2005).

• 1. Intoduction2. Hide and Seek: children and ghosts in contemporary Japanese film and Art3. Dirty Little White Girls: child sexuality and race fromfilms and performers such as Lillian Gish in 'Broken Blossoms', via ShirleyTemple to 'Lolita', 'Taxi Driver' and 'Man on Fire'4. War's children (working title): the child figure in films about war5. Child Actors (working title): including child performance,child stars, questions of intentionConclusionBibliographyIndex