Kathleen Kellett
@monsterandchild.bsky.social
Living the public scholarship life! PhD in Childhood Studies from Rutgers University-Camden. Come join my conversations about monsters and children at https://www.youtube.com/@themonsterandthechild.
New video - the second part of my discussion of the queer child shapeshifter, this time in #MyFavoriteThingIsMonsters by Emil Ferris and Jane Schoenbrun's #ISawTheTVGlow! www.youtube.com/watch?v=lItK... #childhoodstudies #monsterstudies #publicscholarship
My Favorite Thing Is Monsters and I Saw The TV Glow: The Queer Child Shapeshifter, Part 2
YouTube video by The Monster & The Child
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November 17, 2025 at 4:56 PM
New video - the second part of my discussion of the queer child shapeshifter, this time in #MyFavoriteThingIsMonsters by Emil Ferris and Jane Schoenbrun's #ISawTheTVGlow! www.youtube.com/watch?v=lItK... #childhoodstudies #monsterstudies #publicscholarship
New video! Why do conspiracy stories -- past and present, allegedly true or overtly fictional -- always seem to have helpless and holy kids in them? Check out this discussion to unpack the spectacle of the sacred child martyr.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2q6Q... #childhoodstudies
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2q6Q... #childhoodstudies
The Kids of Conspiracy Stories: The Spectacle of Victimhood from Blood Libel to The X-Files
YouTube video by The Monster & The Child
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November 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
New video! Why do conspiracy stories -- past and present, allegedly true or overtly fictional -- always seem to have helpless and holy kids in them? Check out this discussion to unpack the spectacle of the sacred child martyr.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2q6Q... #childhoodstudies
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2q6Q... #childhoodstudies
New video about one of my favorite topics, #Nimona! www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSdw... #childhoodstudies #monsterstudies
NIMONA: The Queer Child Shapeshifter, Part 1
YouTube video by The Monster & The Child
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October 12, 2025 at 5:37 PM
New video about one of my favorite topics, #Nimona! www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSdw... #childhoodstudies #monsterstudies
I keep forgetting I have this account. Too many years off of the Other App! Anyway, new video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHSb... #childhoodstudies #monsterstudies #frankenstein #darkwater #thesixthsense
Good Nature, Bad Nurture: Frankenstein, Dark Water, and The Sixth Sense
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September 29, 2025 at 5:10 PM
I keep forgetting I have this account. Too many years off of the Other App! Anyway, new video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHSb... #childhoodstudies #monsterstudies #frankenstein #darkwater #thesixthsense
New video up! Come for the weird old movies, stay for the condemnation of RFK Jr. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhFg...
#childhoodstudies #monsterstudies #disabilitystudies #publicscholarship #Freaks1932 #TheBlackStork
#childhoodstudies #monsterstudies #disabilitystudies #publicscholarship #Freaks1932 #TheBlackStork
The Monsters of Childhood Innocence: Eugenics in Old Hollywood ... and Today
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August 31, 2025 at 4:56 PM
New video up! Come for the weird old movies, stay for the condemnation of RFK Jr. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhFg...
#childhoodstudies #monsterstudies #disabilitystudies #publicscholarship #Freaks1932 #TheBlackStork
#childhoodstudies #monsterstudies #disabilitystudies #publicscholarship #Freaks1932 #TheBlackStork
Also, my Very Mushy Review of Sacha Lamb's #WhenTheAngelsLeftTheOldCountry. My beloved and I read this one together ❤️ kathleenwriting.com/2025/08/22/w...
When the Angels Left the Old Country: A Really Mushy Review
I keep written lists of the books that I read every year, both to keep track of the number (my goal is always 50, but I rarely achieve it) and to mark how much I liked it. I give each book a letter…
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August 22, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Also, my Very Mushy Review of Sacha Lamb's #WhenTheAngelsLeftTheOldCountry. My beloved and I read this one together ❤️ kathleenwriting.com/2025/08/22/w...
Forgot to post about last week's video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=efrf.... Want to know why the phrase "childhood innocence" makes your friendly neighborhood Childhood Studies scholar grind their teeth? Look no further! #childhoodstudies #monsterstudies #publicscholarship #TheOmen #AttacktheBlock
The Monsters of Childhood Innocence: Devils, Darkness, and White Supremacy
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August 22, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Forgot to post about last week's video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=efrf.... Want to know why the phrase "childhood innocence" makes your friendly neighborhood Childhood Studies scholar grind their teeth? Look no further! #childhoodstudies #monsterstudies #publicscholarship #TheOmen #AttacktheBlock
New video essay! Interested in learning about #adultism through monsters? This video is for you!
#childhoodstudies #monsterstudies #publicscholarship #Matilda #TheHungerGames
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpxE...
#childhoodstudies #monsterstudies #publicscholarship #Matilda #TheHungerGames
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpxE...
The Monsters of Adultism: Boogeymen, The Trunchbull, and President Snow
YouTube video by The Monster & The Child
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August 4, 2025 at 7:26 PM
New video essay! Interested in learning about #adultism through monsters? This video is for you!
#childhoodstudies #monsterstudies #publicscholarship #Matilda #TheHungerGames
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpxE...
#childhoodstudies #monsterstudies #publicscholarship #Matilda #TheHungerGames
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpxE...
Currently writing about the Trunchbull from Matilda as a monster. What other not-technically-nonhuman-but-definitely-still-a-monster characters from children's media can you think of? #childhoodstudies #monsterstudies
July 24, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Currently writing about the Trunchbull from Matilda as a monster. What other not-technically-nonhuman-but-definitely-still-a-monster characters from children's media can you think of? #childhoodstudies #monsterstudies
Doing research for my next video and having a very fun time on the "cultural variants" section of Wikipedia's bogeyman page. World peace could possibly be achieved by appealing to humanity's collective love of freaking out our kids. #monsterstudies #childhoodstudies en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogeyman
Bogeyman - Wikipedia
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July 22, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Doing research for my next video and having a very fun time on the "cultural variants" section of Wikipedia's bogeyman page. World peace could possibly be achieved by appealing to humanity's collective love of freaking out our kids. #monsterstudies #childhoodstudies en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogeyman
Ever wonder what we can learn about childhood from monster stories? Wonder no more! Or, actually, wonder a lot more after diving into the topic with me on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEfO... #childhoodstudies #monsterstudies
Monsters 102: Monster, Victim, Hero ... and Child
YouTube video by The Monster & The Child
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July 21, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Ever wonder what we can learn about childhood from monster stories? Wonder no more! Or, actually, wonder a lot more after diving into the topic with me on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEfO... #childhoodstudies #monsterstudies