Cartoons in Hard Times - The Animated Shorts of Disney and Warner Brothers in Depression and War 1932-1945 (Paperback)

Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2018 Cartoons in Hard Times provides a comprehensive analysis of the short subject animation released by the Walt Disney and Warner Brothers from 1932 and 1945, one of the most turbulent periods in Unites States history. Through a combination of content analysis, historical understanding and archival research, this book sheds new light on a hitherto unexplored area of animation, suggesting the ways in which Disney and Warner Brothers animation engaged with historical, social, economic and political changes in this era. The book also traces the development of animation into a medium fit for propaganda in 1941 and the changes in characters, tone, music and narrative that took place to facilitate this transition. Animation transformed in this era from a medium of entertainment, to a socio-political commentator before finally undertaking government sponsored propaganda during the Second World War.

General

Imprint:	Bloomsbury Academic USA
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2019
Authors:	Tracey Mollet
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	216
ISBN-13:	978-1-5013-5196-9
Categories:	Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Media, information & communication industries > Cinema industry Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > General Books > History > World history > From 1900 > General
LSN:	1-5013-5196-6
Barcode:	9781501351969

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