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This book examines the popular and critically acclaimed films of Pixar Animation Studios in their cultural and historical context. Whether interventionist sheriff dolls liberating oppressed toys (Toy Story) or exceptionally talented rodents hoping to fulfill their dreams (Ratatouille), these cinematic texts draw on popular myths and symbols of American culture. As Pixar films refashion traditional American figures, motifs and narratives for contemporary audiences, this book looks at their politics - from the frontier myth in light of traditional gender roles (WALL-E) to the notion of voluntary associations and neoliberalism (The Incredibles). Through close readings, this volume considers the aesthetics of digital animation, including voice-acting and the simulation of camera work, as further mediations of the traditional themes and motifs of American culture in novel form. Dietmar Meinel explores the ways in which Pixar films come to reanimate and remediate prominent myths and symbols of American culture in all their cinematic, ideological and narrative complexity.
Sociology of culture --- Didactics of the arts --- Film --- History of civilization --- cultuur --- film --- leren --- Amerikaanse cultuur --- animatiefilms --- lesgeven --- United States of America --- Animated films --- Social aspects --- History and criticism. --- Pixar (Firm)
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Robyn Muir provides an examination of the worldwide Disney Princess commercial and cultural phenomenon in its key representations: films, merchandising and marketing, and park experiences. The book provides a lens through which to view and understand how this franchise has contributed to the depiction of femininity within popular culture.
Sociology of the family. Sociology of sexuality --- Japan --- United States of America --- Animated films --- Disney characters --- Femininity in popular culture. --- Feminism. --- Feminist theory. --- Popular culture --- History and criticism. --- Social aspects.
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