Children in the Films of Steven Spielberg

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Popular Culture
Cover of the book Children in the Films of Steven Spielberg by Jen Baker, Jessica Balanzategui, Noel Brown, Ingrid E. Castro, Andrew M. Gordon, James Kendrick, Peter Krämer, Gabrielle Kristjanson, Fran Pheasant-Kelly, Leonie Rutherford, Lexington Books
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Author: Jen Baker, Jessica Balanzategui, Noel Brown, Ingrid E. Castro, Andrew M. Gordon, James Kendrick, Peter Krämer, Gabrielle Kristjanson, Fran Pheasant-Kelly, Leonie Rutherford ISBN: 9781498518857
Publisher: Lexington Books Publication: April 13, 2016
Imprint: Lexington Books Language: English
Author: Jen Baker, Jessica Balanzategui, Noel Brown, Ingrid E. Castro, Andrew M. Gordon, James Kendrick, Peter Krämer, Gabrielle Kristjanson, Fran Pheasant-Kelly, Leonie Rutherford
ISBN: 9781498518857
Publisher: Lexington Books
Publication: April 13, 2016
Imprint: Lexington Books
Language: English

To say that children matter in Steven Spielberg's films is an understatement. Think of the possessed Stevie in Something Evil (TV), Baby Langston in The Sugarland Express, the alien-abducted Barry in Close Encounters,Elliott and his unearthly alter-ego in E.T, the war-damaged Jim in Empire of the Sun, the little girl in the red coat in Schindler’s List, the mecha child in A.I., the kidnapped boy in Minority Report, and the eponymous boy hero of The Adventures of Tintin. (There are many other instances across his oeuvre). Contradicting his reputation as a purveyor of ‘popcorn’ entertainment, Spielberg’s vision of children/childhood is complex. Discerning critics have begun to note its darker underpinnings, increasingly fraught with tensions, conflicts and anxieties. But, while childhood is Spielberg’s principal source of inspiration, the topic has never been the focus of a dedicated collection of essays. The essays in Children in the Films of Steven Spielberg therefore seek to address childhood in the full spectrum of Spielberg’s cinema. Fittingly, the scholars represented here draw on a range of theoretical frameworks and disciplines—cinema studies, literary studies, audience reception, critical race theory, psychoanalysis, sociology, and more. This is an important book for not only scholars but teachers and students of Spielberg's work, and for any serious fan of the director and his career.

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To say that children matter in Steven Spielberg's films is an understatement. Think of the possessed Stevie in Something Evil (TV), Baby Langston in The Sugarland Express, the alien-abducted Barry in Close Encounters,Elliott and his unearthly alter-ego in E.T, the war-damaged Jim in Empire of the Sun, the little girl in the red coat in Schindler’s List, the mecha child in A.I., the kidnapped boy in Minority Report, and the eponymous boy hero of The Adventures of Tintin. (There are many other instances across his oeuvre). Contradicting his reputation as a purveyor of ‘popcorn’ entertainment, Spielberg’s vision of children/childhood is complex. Discerning critics have begun to note its darker underpinnings, increasingly fraught with tensions, conflicts and anxieties. But, while childhood is Spielberg’s principal source of inspiration, the topic has never been the focus of a dedicated collection of essays. The essays in Children in the Films of Steven Spielberg therefore seek to address childhood in the full spectrum of Spielberg’s cinema. Fittingly, the scholars represented here draw on a range of theoretical frameworks and disciplines—cinema studies, literary studies, audience reception, critical race theory, psychoanalysis, sociology, and more. This is an important book for not only scholars but teachers and students of Spielberg's work, and for any serious fan of the director and his career.

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