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Animated Bestiary : Animals, Cartoons, and Culture by Paul Wells (2008, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherRutgers University Press
ISBN-100813544157
ISBN-139780813544151
eBay Product ID (ePID)66590851
Product Key Features
Number of Pages236 Pages
Publication NameAnimated Bestiary : Animals, Cartoons, and Culture
LanguageEnglish
SubjectFilm / Genres / Animated, Media Studies, Animation (See Also Film / Genres / Animated), Film / History & Criticism
Publication Year2008
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaPerforming Arts, Social Science
AuthorPaul Wells
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight14.9 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2008-007764
Dewey Edition22
Reviews"Wells has proven himself to be a leading scholar of animation and has here produced a solid piece of scholarship that shows an incredible breadth of knowledge." Eric Smoodin, author ofRegarding Frank Capra: Audience, Celebrity, and American Film Studies, 1930-1960, Wells has proven himself to be a leading scholar of animation and has here produced a solid piece of scholarship that shows an incredible breadth of knowledge.
TitleLeadingThe
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal791.43/662
Table Of ContentThe bear who wasn't : bestial ambivalence Of mice and men : what do animals mean? "I don't care what you say, I'm cold" : anthropomorphism, practice, narrative Which came first, the chicken or the egg? : performance, philosophy, tradition Creature comforted : animal politics, animated memory
SynopsisCartoonists and animators have given animals human characteristics for so long that audiences are now accustomed to seeing Bugs Bunny singing opera and Mickey Mouse walking his dog Pluto. The Animated Bestiary critically evaluates the depiction of animals in cartoons and animation more generally. Paul Wells argues that artists use animals to engage with issues that would be more difficult to address directly because of political, religious, or social taboos. Consequently, and principally through anthropomorphism, animation uses animals to play out a performance of gender, sex and sexuality, racial and national traits, and shifting identity, often challenging how we think about ourselves. Wells draws on a wide range of examples, from the original King Kongto Nick Park's Chicken Run to Disney cartoons such as Tarzan, The Jungle Book, and Brother Bear to reflect on people by looking at the ways in which they respond to animals in cartoons and films., The Animated Bestiary critically evaluates the depiction of animals in cartoons and animation more generally. Paul Wells argues that artists use animals to engage with issues that would be more difficult to address directly because of political, religious, or social taboos., Cartoonists and animators have given animals human characteristics for so long that audiences are now accustomed to seeing Bugs Bunny singing opera and Mickey Mouse walking his dog Pluto. The Animated Bestiary critically evaluates the depiction of animals in cartoons and animation more generally. Paul Wells argues that artists use animals to engage with issues that would be more difficult to address directly because of political, religious, or social taboos. Consequently, and principally through anthropomorphism, animation uses animals to play out a performance of gender, sex and sexuality, racial and national traits, and shifting identity, often challenging how we think about ourselves. Wells draws on a wide range of examples, from the original King Kongto Nick Park's Chicken Run to Disney cartoonsùsuch as Tarzan, The Jungle Book, and Brother Bearùto reflect on people by looking at the ways in which they respond to animals in cartoons and films.
LC Classification NumberPN1995
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