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From Backyard to Light: urban environment, nature, and children in a Finnish short film from the 1940s



Authors: Marjo Nieminen

Publisher: ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

Publication year: 2021

Journal: Paedagogica Historica

Journal name in source: PAEDAGOGICA HISTORICA

Journal acronym: PAEDAGOG HIST

Volume: 57

Issue: 4

First page : 363

Last page: 380

Number of pages: 18

ISSN: 0030-9230

eISSN: 1477-674X

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/00309230.2019.1643896

Self-archived copy’s web address: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/42030506


Abstract
This paper focuses on an urban environment, nature, and children as visualised and presented in the Finnish short film From Backyard to Light (1940). The film depicts children's play and playgrounds that a city's Child Welfare Committee implemented in the surroundings of the capital city, Helsinki. This paper concentrates on how the film constructs the imagery of children in an urban environment and the representations of urban green spaces, e.g. parks and playgrounds, intended for children's well-being. The third aim of this paper is to discuss the representations of children's play and the gendered nature of sports and play.

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