ISBN:
9781498518857
Language:
English
Pages:
1 online resource (296 pages)
Series Statement:
Children and Youth in Popular Culture
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
305.23
Keywords:
Children in motion pictures
;
Children in motion pictures
;
Electronic books
Abstract:
This collection, representing the work of scholars from a range of theoretical frameworks and disciplines, examines aspects of the preoccupation with children and childhood in Steven Spielberg's films. It includes essays on such films as Close Encounters of the Third Kind, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Empire of the Sun, Hook, Jurassic Park, and more.
Abstract:
Intro -- Contents -- Illustrations -- List of Tables and Figures -- Introduction -- Chapter One: Spielberg and the Kidult -- Chapter Two: Unconditional Love, Hysterical Motherhood, and the Lost/Possessed Child -- Chapter Three: Ambiguous Loss -- Chapter Four: "I'll be right here!" Dealing with Emotional Trauma in and through E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial -- Chapter Five: Children, Innocence, and Agency in the Films of Steven Spielberg -- Chapter Six: Childhood, Race, and the Politics of Dirt in Steven Spielberg's The Color Purple -- Chapter Seven: Betwixt-and-Between -- Chapter Eight: Hooked on Happy Thoughts -- Chapter Nine: Bipolar Boys -- Chapter Ten: Trauma, Loss, Anxiety -- Chapter Eleven: Body Consciousness and Adolescence in The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn -- Index -- About the Contributors.
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