Touring the dream factory
The dream-film connection in The Wizard of Oz and A Nightmare on Elm Street
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3900752 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kelly Bulkeley (0000-0002-3714-6287) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 101-109 |
| Publication date | 1999-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Dreaming (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1053-0797 • E-ISSN: 1573-3351 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1023/a:1021321227642 |
| OpenAlex | W2009892111 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
This essay explores the complex interplay of dreams and film, using an analysis of The Wizard of Oz (1939) and A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) to illustrate how an interdisciplinary approach can provide fruitful insights into how dreams influence films, and films influence dreams. The essay suggests that reflecting on the dreams-film connection can deepen our understanding of the cultural dimensions of human development, particularly in the context of modern American culture. By using the methodological resources of psychology, sociology, history, film criticism, and theology, the essay argues more generally that the interdisciplinary analysis of films offers significant new possibilities for the development of dream studies
Art · Art history · Connection (principal bundle · Dream · Factory (object-oriented programming · Human–computer interaction · Nightmare · Psychoanalysis · Psychotherapist · Wizard · Wizard of oz · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Engineering · Film in Education and Therapy · Psychology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,11 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2017 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |