| Description |
1 online resource (vii, 223 pages) : illustrations |
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Book collections on Project MUSE
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| Contents |
The 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 |
| Summary |
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 Kong to 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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-206) and index |
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Includes filmography: pages 207-209 |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Animals in motion pictures.
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Animated films -- History and criticism.
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Film & Video -- Reference.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Media Studies.
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Animals in motion pictures
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Animated films
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Tiere Motiv
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Zeichentrickfilm
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Animationsfilm
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2008007764 |
| ISBN |
9780813546438 |
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0813546435 |
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1282033484 |
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9781282033481 |
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