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Cartoons in Hard Times

By Tracey Mollet

Cartoons in Hard Times

By Tracey Mollet

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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.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
210
Release Date:
2017-10-19
Publication Date:
2017-10-19
Publisher:
Continuum
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1501328778
ISBN13:
9781501328770
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
462 g
Height:
157 cm
Width:
235 cm
Thickness:
16 cm
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