Animals in Narrative Film and Television - Strange and Familiar Creatures (Hardcover)

This book explores fictional representations and narrative functions of animal characters in animated and live-action film and television, examining the ways in which these representations intersect with a variety of social issues. Contributors cover a range of animal characters, from heroes to villains, across a variety of screen genres and formats, including anime, comedy, romance, horror, fantasy, and science fiction. Aesthetic features of these works, along with the increased latitude that fictionalized narratives and alternative worlds provide, allow existing social issues to be brought to the forefront in order to effect change in our societies. By incorporating animal figures into media, these screen narratives have gained the ability to critique actions carried out by human beings and explore dimensions of both the human/animal connection and the intersectionality of race, culture, class, gender, and ability, ultimately teaching viewers how to become more human in our interactions with the world around us. Scholars of film studies, media studies, and animal studies will find this book of particular interest.

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books-Fortress Academic
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2022
Editors:	Karin Beeler • Stan Beeler
Contributors:	Georgia Aitaki • Jessica Bay • Karin Beeler • Stan Beeler • Alissa Burger • Jessica Gibson • David Hipple • Katsuya Izumi
Dimensions:	237 x 159 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	238
ISBN-13:	978-1-66690-481-9
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Media studies Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > Film theory & criticism Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > Popular culture
LSN:	1-66690-481-3
Barcode:	9781666904819

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