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Children in the Films of Steven Spielberg (Hardcover) Loot Price: R4,225
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Children in the Films of Steven Spielberg (Hardcover): Adrian Schober, Debbie Olson

Children in the Films of Steven Spielberg (Hardcover)

Adrian Schober, Debbie Olson; Contributions by Jen Baker, Jessica Balanzategui, Noel Brown, Ingrid E. Castro, Andrew M. Gordon, James Kendrick, Peter Kramer, Gabrielle Kristjanson

Series: Children and Youth in Popular Culture

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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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Imprint: Lexington Books
Country of origin: United States
Series: Children and Youth in Popular Culture
Release date: April 2016
Editors: Adrian Schober • Debbie Olson
Contributors: Jen Baker • Jessica Balanzategui • Noel Brown • Ingrid E. Castro • Andrew M. Gordon • James Kendrick • Peter Kramer • Gabrielle Kristjanson
Dimensions: 240 x 162 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 294
ISBN-13: 978-1-4985-1884-0
Categories: Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Media studies
Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > General
Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > Popular culture
LSN: 1-4985-1884-2
Barcode: 9781498518840

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