The Idea of Nature in Disney Animation
Title | The Idea of Nature in Disney Animation PDF eBook |
Author | David Whitley |
Publisher | Routledge |
Total Pages | 196 |
Release | 2016-03-03 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 1317028031 |
In the second edition of The Idea of Nature in Disney Animation, David Whitley updates his 2008 book to reflect recent developments in Disney and Disney-Pixar animation such as the apocalyptic tale of earth's failed ecosystem, WALL-E. As Whitley has shown, and Disney's newest films continue to demonstrate, the messages animated films convey about the natural world are of crucial importance to their child viewers. Beginning with Snow White, Whitley examines a wide range of Disney's feature animations, in which images of wild nature are central to the narrative. He challenges the notion that the sentimentality of the Disney aesthetic, an oft-criticized aspect of such films as Bambi, The Jungle Book, Pocahontas, Beauty and the Beast, and Finding Nemo, necessarily prevents audiences from developing a critical awareness of contested environmental issues. On the contrary, even as the films communicate the central ideologies of the times in which they were produced, they also express the ambiguities and tensions that underlie these dominant values. In distinguishing among the effects produced by each film and revealing the diverse ways in which images of nature are mediated, Whitley urges us towards a more complex interpretation of the classic Disney canon and makes an important contribution to our understanding of the role popular art plays in shaping the emotions and ideas that are central to contemporary experience.
Grand Illustrated Encyclopedia of Animated Nature
Title | Grand Illustrated Encyclopedia of Animated Nature PDF eBook |
Author | John Frost |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 402 |
Release | 1855 |
Genre | Animal behavior |
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A History of the Earth and Animated Nature
Title | A History of the Earth and Animated Nature PDF eBook |
Author | Oliver Goldsmith |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 672 |
Release | 1845 |
Genre | Physical geography |
ISBN |
A History of the earth and animated nature v.2
Title | A History of the earth and animated nature v.2 PDF eBook |
Author | Oliver Goldsmith |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 674 |
Release | 1852 |
Genre | |
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The Works of Oliver Goldsmith: Prefaces and introductions. Animated nature (extracts) Nobleman's letters. Goody Two-shoes. Index
Title | The Works of Oliver Goldsmith: Prefaces and introductions. Animated nature (extracts) Nobleman's letters. Goody Two-shoes. Index PDF eBook |
Author | Oliver Goldsmith |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 562 |
Release | 1886 |
Genre | |
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A Dissertation Upon the Balance of Food and Numbers of Animated Nature
Title | A Dissertation Upon the Balance of Food and Numbers of Animated Nature PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Thomas Sadler |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 88 |
Release | 1830 |
Genre | Great Britain |
ISBN |
History of the Earth and Animated Nature
Title | History of the Earth and Animated Nature PDF eBook |
Author | Oliver Goldsmith |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 730 |
Release | 1859 |
Genre | Earth |
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