Program
Event Title
Deconstructing Nationalism: Steven Spielberg’s World War II Trilogy
Location
101 Edwards
Description
This essay discusses the formal and thematic unity of Steven Spielberg’s World War Two films--Empire of the Sun (1987), Schindler’s List (1993), and Saving Private Ryan (1998). Contrary to critics who characterize Spielberg as a jingoistic filmmaker, this essay demonstrates that it is precisely the way that Spielberg deconstructs Nationalism that makes this trio of films so exceptional. The films are discussed in terms of Spielberg’s formal and thematic strategies, including his use of framed narrative and his extensive match cutting.
Start Date
20-4-2013 9:00 AM
Repository Citation
Pfeifer, Sean, "Deconstructing Nationalism: Steven Spielberg’s World War II Trilogy" (2013). Master's Level Graduate Research Conference. 103.
https://digitalcommons.brockport.edu/gradconf/2013/program/103
Deconstructing Nationalism: Steven Spielberg’s World War II Trilogy
101 Edwards
This essay discusses the formal and thematic unity of Steven Spielberg’s World War Two films--Empire of the Sun (1987), Schindler’s List (1993), and Saving Private Ryan (1998). Contrary to critics who characterize Spielberg as a jingoistic filmmaker, this essay demonstrates that it is precisely the way that Spielberg deconstructs Nationalism that makes this trio of films so exceptional. The films are discussed in terms of Spielberg’s formal and thematic strategies, including his use of framed narrative and his extensive match cutting.
Comments
History, English and Film Studies Panel