As the idea of “childhood” evolved during the last 150 years, special apocalyptical media has been developed to appeal to youth in the hopes of protecting and/or manipulating them.

Last class, we briefly talked about the existence of children at the end of the the world, in the context of the Shakers not having any. The Apocalypse is often portrayed as an adult problem to be dealt with by mature men and women. Children, when not born to sun-ladies and Jewish whores, are not native to the apocalyptical landscape but when they are they are shown to become its most innocent sufferers and pawns. Continue reading →