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Batkin, Jane. Identity in Animation: A Journey into Self, Difference, Culture, and the Body. London, New York: Routledge, 2017. Added by: joachim (8/4/18, 1:13 PM) Last edited by: joachim (8/4/18, 1:30 PM) |
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| Resource type: Book Language: en: English ID no. (ISBN etc.): 9781138849778 BibTeX citation key: Batkin2017 Email resource to friend View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: Animation, Disney comics, Identity, Japan, Miyazaki. Hayao, Randformen des Comics, USA Creators: Batkin Publisher: Routledge (London, New York) |
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Identity in Animation: A Journey into Self, Difference, Culture and the Body uncovers the meaning behind some of the most influential characters in the history of animation and questions their unique sense of who they are and how they are formed. Jane Batkin explores how identity politics shape the inner psychology of the character and their exterior motivation, often buoyed along by their questioning of ‘place’ and ‘belonging’ and driven by issues of self, difference, gender and the body. Through this, Identity in Animation illustrates and questions the construction of stereotypes as well as unconventional representations within American, European and Eastern animation. It does so with examples such as the strong gender tropes of Japan’s Hayao Miyazaki, the strange relationships created by Australian director Adam Elliot and Nick Park’s depiction of Britishness. In addition, this book discusses Betty Boop’s sexuality and ultimate repression, Warner Bros’ anarchic, self-aware characters and Disney’s fascinating representation of self and society. Table of Contents List of Figures Introduction 1. The boop-oop-a-doop girl: culture, body and Betty Boop Conclusion |