Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction: “Representations and Renegotiations: Childhood and Its Uses,” Wynn Yarbrough and Alexander Howe, University of the District of Columbia, US
Part 1: Rites of Passage and Impasse
Chapter 1: "Betwixt and Between: Reading the Child in M. Night Shyamalan's Films," Kevin Wisniewski, University of Pennsylvania, US
Chapter 2: "The Monstrous Masculine: Abjection and Todd Solondz's Happiness," Adam Wadenius, San Francisco State University, US
Chapter 3: "Only a Child: Spectacles of Innocence in the Lolita films," Brian Walter, St. Louis College of Pharmacy, US
Part 2: Childhood as Text
Chapter 4: "The 'Rubbing Off' of 'Art and Beauty': Child Citizenship, Literary Engagement, and the Anglo-American Playground Movement," Michelle Beissel Heath, Tulane University, US
Chapter 5: "The Studio World Surprised and Disturbed Ruth: The Diffident Stage Mother and the Difficult Child in a Post-War Novel by Noel Streatfeild," Sally Stokes, The Catholic University of America, US
Chapter 6: "Building a Mystery: The 1990's Autistic Thriller," Chris Foss, University of Mary Washington, US
Chapter 7: "Pundit Knows Best: The Self-Help Boom, Brand Marketing and The O'Reilly Factor for Kids," Michell Abate, The Ohio State University, US
Part 3: Disney and Its Progeny
Chapter 8: “Power to the Princess: Disney and the Creation of the 20th Century Princess
Narrative,” Bridget Whelan, SOWELA Technical Community College, US
Chapter 9: "Surreal Estate: Building Self-Identity in Monster House," Michael Howarth, Missouri Southern State University, US
Chapter 10: "The Wild and the Cute: Disney Animation and Environmental Awareness," David Whitely, Cambridge University, UK
Conclusion: Criticism and Multicultural Children's Films, Iris Shepard, St. Gregory University, US and Ian Wojcik-Andrews, Eastern Michigan University, UK
Notes on Contributors
Index