A Reader In Animation Studies

A Reader In Animation Studies
By:Jayne Pilling
Published on 1998-05-22 by Indiana University Press

Cartoons—both from the classic Hollywood era and from more contemporary feature films and television series—offer a rich field for detailed investigation and analysis. Contributors draw on theories and methodology from film, television, and media studies, art history and criticism, and feminism and gender studies.

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