This comprehensive, up-to-date analysis of all the works of Steven Spielberg is written by some of the top scholars working in fields ranging from philosophy and art to history and film studies. The chapters illuminate for scholars and fans the entire artistic career of Steven Spielberg.
This comprehensive, up-to-date analysis of all the works of Steven Spielberg is written by some of the top scholars working in fields ranging from philosophy and art to history and film studies. The chapters illuminate for scholars and fans the entire artistic career of Steven Spielberg.
Adam Barkman is professor of philosophy and chair of the Philosophy Department at Redeemer University College. Antonio Sanna teaches English language and literature at the Instituto Pitagora.
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Part I: The Artist and Philosopher Chapter 1: "One of the Phenomenal Debut Films in the History of Movies": The Sugarland Express as Expression of Spielberg's 'Movie Sense' and as Contribution to a Genre Cycle David LaRocca Chapter 2: Adapting Objects: Spielberg and the Art of Making Strange Paul Johnson Chapter 3: Fear and Wonder: The Lived-Body Experience of Spielberg's Cinema Adam Daniel Chapter 4: Galloping into the Jaws of Death: The Psychology of Animal Symbolism in Jaws and War Horse Jennifer L. McMahon Chapter 5: A Million Light Years from Home: Spielberg's Extraterrestrials Transhumanism and Constructions of Alterity Elizabeth Lowry Chapter 6: Of Children and Redrums: The Influence of Stanley Kubrick on A.I. and Minority Report Elsa Colombani Part II: The Dreamer Chapter 7: Poiesis and Miracles: From Something Evil to "The Mission " Fernando Gabriel Pagnoni Berns Mariana Soledad Zárate and Eduardo Veteri Chapter 8: Deus ex Machina: Spielberg's Fantastic Visions of Tragedy and Grace Joshua Sikora Chapter 9: A Modern Pythia: The Oracle in Minority Report Sabine Planka Chapter 10: The Politics of Nostalgia: Reconstructing Epic Heroism in Spielberg's Amblin' and Always Christian Jimenez Chapter 11: Piracy Boy Heroes and the Importance of Playing the Game in Spielberg's Hook and The Adventures of Tintin Sue Matheson Chapter 12: Categorizing E.T. Christopher H. Ketcham Part III: The Historian Chapter 13: "I Thought You Were an American": Spielberg 1941 and Saving Private Ryan Sean O'Reilly Chapter 14: Testimonies of the Past: Spielberg's Moral Exploration of Racial Discrimination " Michael Versteeg Chapter 15: Writing Postmodern Histories in Hollywood: The Portrayal of the Male Characters in Catch Me If You Can Bridge of Spies and The Post Orsolya Karacsony Chapter 16: Dignified Professor and Intrepid Adventurer: Two Facets of Indiana Jones Carl Sobocinski Chapter 17: "We Spared No Expense": Practical Utopias in Jurassic Park The Terminal and Ready Player One " Carl Sweeney Chapter 18: Trivialization Displacement and Historical Amnesia: The Work of Innocence and Embrace in Empire of the Sun and War of the Worlds Naaman K. Wood and David J. Strickler
Part I: The Artist and Philosopher Chapter 1: "One of the Phenomenal Debut Films in the History of Movies": The Sugarland Express as Expression of Spielberg's 'Movie Sense' and as Contribution to a Genre Cycle David LaRocca Chapter 2: Adapting Objects: Spielberg and the Art of Making Strange Paul Johnson Chapter 3: Fear and Wonder: The Lived-Body Experience of Spielberg's Cinema Adam Daniel Chapter 4: Galloping into the Jaws of Death: The Psychology of Animal Symbolism in Jaws and War Horse Jennifer L. McMahon Chapter 5: A Million Light Years from Home: Spielberg's Extraterrestrials Transhumanism and Constructions of Alterity Elizabeth Lowry Chapter 6: Of Children and Redrums: The Influence of Stanley Kubrick on A.I. and Minority Report Elsa Colombani Part II: The Dreamer Chapter 7: Poiesis and Miracles: From Something Evil to "The Mission " Fernando Gabriel Pagnoni Berns Mariana Soledad Zárate and Eduardo Veteri Chapter 8: Deus ex Machina: Spielberg's Fantastic Visions of Tragedy and Grace Joshua Sikora Chapter 9: A Modern Pythia: The Oracle in Minority Report Sabine Planka Chapter 10: The Politics of Nostalgia: Reconstructing Epic Heroism in Spielberg's Amblin' and Always Christian Jimenez Chapter 11: Piracy Boy Heroes and the Importance of Playing the Game in Spielberg's Hook and The Adventures of Tintin Sue Matheson Chapter 12: Categorizing E.T. Christopher H. Ketcham Part III: The Historian Chapter 13: "I Thought You Were an American": Spielberg 1941 and Saving Private Ryan Sean O'Reilly Chapter 14: Testimonies of the Past: Spielberg's Moral Exploration of Racial Discrimination " Michael Versteeg Chapter 15: Writing Postmodern Histories in Hollywood: The Portrayal of the Male Characters in Catch Me If You Can Bridge of Spies and The Post Orsolya Karacsony Chapter 16: Dignified Professor and Intrepid Adventurer: Two Facets of Indiana Jones Carl Sobocinski Chapter 17: "We Spared No Expense": Practical Utopias in Jurassic Park The Terminal and Ready Player One " Carl Sweeney Chapter 18: Trivialization Displacement and Historical Amnesia: The Work of Innocence and Embrace in Empire of the Sun and War of the Worlds Naaman K. Wood and David J. Strickler
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