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‘Tales of the Night,’ ‘The Dark Knight Returns,’ and the Problem of Animation for Teens
What animation exists out there that’s regularly screened in schools or shelved in libraries that’s the equivalent of MG or YA lit—feature films (not TV shows) that speak to young people but not to “children”?
Guest Post by Emily Weisenstein and Joseph Gasparro… Superheroes, Branding, and Libraries (Part 2)
The most interesting part of the project was seeing how the teens went about modifying the generic superhero to specifically fit the library...
“Are Zombies Good for Kids?”: A Lively Roundtable
" I can see where it's alarming to see your kid looking like a corpse, but it's all part of rebellion, of saying the "regular" world of mortgages and wars and nuclear meltdown frightens them and they want to distance themselves from it..."
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“Are Zombies Good for Kids?”: A Chat with Psychoanalyst Jack Schwartz
"The zombie consciousness reflects the perfect expression of equal rights in society. There is no difference between boys and the girls in this world—hunger is the organizing principle."
Moonrise Kingdom’s Lesson: Tweens are the New Teens… and the New Adults
Stories about tweens simply aren’t like those about teens or adults or "children”...
Why We Respond to “Chronicle” – Part 1: Anne Frank’s Vlog
We spy on these characters, we travel alongside them like a second, invisible yet all-seeing head on their shoulders, we peer inside their skulls, and later we say we “identified” with them as if that's something they would have wanted...
Teens + Superheroes = A Perfect Fit: Our “Chronicle” DVD Giveaway
As we head into summer, there’s no shortage of superhero films boasting famous characters and big stars, but it’s precisely "Chronicle"’s everyday approach that distinguishes it.
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