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<p>The focus in this article is on childhood and consumer culture with a special view on children’s media experiences retrospective. A historical perspective is applied as history provides an opportunity to reflect on changing processes within contemporary consumer culture, especially with a view on exploring how children grew up within a Norwegian context with the tradition of state regulated media. The following main research question is addressed: What are the dominant narratives on retrospective media experiences (radio and television)? The findings are based on a case study of adults reflecting on media consumption. Their experiences have been collected through focus group interviews as this approach can generate new insights into former experiences and contemporary childhood. The study shows that narratives on childhood in retrospective media experiences are influenced by both contemporary notions of childhood and the new media flow.</p>
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The focus in this article is on childhood and consumer culture with a special view on children’s media experiences retrospective. A historical perspective is applied as history provides an opportunity to reflect on changing processes within contemporary consumer culture, especially with a view on exploring how children grew up within a Norwegian context with the tradition of state regulated media. The following main research question is addressed: What are the dominant narratives on retrospective media experiences (radio and television)? The findings are based on a case study of adults reflecting on media consumption. Their experiences have been collected through focus group interviews as this approach can generate new insights into former experiences and contemporary childhood. The study shows that narratives on childhood in retrospective media experiences are influenced by both contemporary notions of childhood and the new media flow.

Childhood and Children’s Retrospective Media Consumption Experiences: The case of Norway

Nordicom Review

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The focus in this article is on childhood and consumer culture with a special view on children’s media experiences retrospective. A historical perspective is...

Childhood and Children’s Retrospective Media Consumption Experiences: The case of Norway

Published Online: Dec 08, 2017

Page range: 97 - 112

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/nor-2017-0394

Keywords
regulation, radio and television experiences, Norway, childhood, media generations

© 2017 Tora Korsvold, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Childhood and Children’s Retrospective Media Consumption Experiences: The case of Norway

Published Online: Dec 08, 2017

Page range: 97 - 112

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/nor-2017-0394

Keywordsregulation, radio and television experiences, Norway, childhood, media generations

© 2017 Tora Korsvold, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
regulation, radio and television experiences, Norway, childhood, media generations