Intro; Preface and Acknowledgements; Contents; Part I Philosophical Background; Chapter 1 Parenting, Upbringing, and Educational Philosophy; Abstract; Introduction; Upbringing as 'Parenting': A Brief Account; Psychologisation; Parents Need Education; Evidencing Behaviour; Depersonalisation?; Upbringing as an Intergenerational Relationship; Grammatical Investigations; The Grammar of Upbringing on Film; References; Chapter 2 The Educational Force of Film: Presentations of Upbringing; Abstract; Introduction; Our Interest(s) in and on Film; Cavell, Modern Subjectivity, and the Promise of Film

The Films and Their DevicesFilm, Critique, and Education; Subjectivity and the Educational Force of Film; References; Part II The Films; Chapter 3 The Seventh Continent: Taking Care and Making Family; Abstract; Introduction; The Film and Its Predominant Reading; 'Seeing' the Film (Differently) Through Its Devices; (Dis)Connection, or the Need for and Denial of Community; Responsibility as Willingness to Invest; Conclusion; References; Chapter 4 Dogtooth: Initiating Children in Language and World; Abstract; Introduction; Learning a Language: Domestication; Learning a Language: Initiation

World ConstitutionInitiation Is Not Determinant; Scene(s) of Instruction; Conclusion; References; Chapter 5 Le Fils: (Re)Turning and Assembling Reminders; Abstract; Introduction; Setting the Scene; Pedagogical Registers of Turning; Registers of Responsibility; The Force of the Film: Turning Our Reactions Against Us; Conclusion: Assembling a Reminder of Being a Parent; References; Part III Postscript; Chapter 6 Towards a Pedagogical Understanding of Upbringing; Abstract; The Educational Force of Film and the Grammar of Upbringing; The Parent as a Figure of Pedagogical Representation