http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/authors/4245/padma-jagannathan Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Thu, 14 May 2026 13:30:30 -0400 Thu, 14 May 2026 13:30:30 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1582/ghosts-of-romanticism-in-neil-gaimans-childrens-fiction By Padma Jagannathan - From the point of view of childhood, modern Western society shows many parallels to the Romantic Age. While the industrial economy caused rapid changes to the landscape and lives of children, forcing millions of them into labor, the informational economy is similarly having a tremendous impact on children’s lives. Never before has a generation found so much freedom in the virtual world while at the same time having real-life experiences so tightly controlled by parents and society. Some social scientists argue that kids in the West suffer from ‘Nature Deficit Disorder’ and will... Tue, 21 Mar 2017 11:59 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1582/ghosts-of-romanticism-in-neil-gaimans-childrens-fiction