Animation And The American Imagination

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Providing a detailed historical overview of animated film and television in the United States over more than a century, this book examines animation within the U.S. film and television industry as well as in the broader sociocultural context. From the early 1900s onwards, animated cartoons have always had a wide, enthusiastic audience. Not only did viewers delight in seeing drawn images come to life, tell fantastic stories, and depict impossible gags, but animation artists also relished working in a visual art form largely free from the constraints of the real world. This book takes a fresh look at the big picture of U.S. animation, both on and behind the screen. It reveals a range of fascinating animated cartoons and the colorful personalities, technological innovations, cultural influences and political agendas, and shifting audience expectations that shaped not only what appeared on screen but also how audiences reacted to thousands of productions. Animation and the American Imagination: A Brief History presents a concise, unified picture that brings together divergent strands of the story so readers can make sense of the flow of animation history in the United States. The book emphasizes the overall shape of animation history by identifying how key developments emerged from what came before and from the culture at large. It covers the major persons and studios of the various eras; identifies important social factors, including the Great Depression, World War II, the counterculture of the 1960s and 1970s, and the struggles for civil rights and women's rights; addresses the critical role of technological and aesthetic changes; and discusses major works of animation and the responses to them.

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Genre : Art
Author : Gordon B. Arnold
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release : 2016-11-28
File : 389 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9798216048152


Space And The American Imagination

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People dreamed of cosmic exploration—winged spaceships and lunar voyages; space stations and robot astronauts—long before it actually happened. Space and the American Imagination traces the emergence of space travel in the popular mind, its expression in science fiction, and its influence on national space programs. Space exploration dramatically illustrates the power of imagination. Howard E. McCurdy shows how that power inspired people to attempt what they once deemed impossible. In a mere half-century since the launch of the first Earth-orbiting satellite in 1957, humans achieved much of what they had once only read about in the fiction of Jules Verne and H. G. Wells and the nonfiction of Willy Ley. Reaching these goals, however, required broad-based support, and McCurdy examines how advocates employed familiar metaphors to excite interest (promising, for example, that space exploration would recreate the American frontier experience) and prepare the public for daring missions into space. When unexpected realities and harsh obstacles threatened their progress, the space community intensified efforts to make their wildest dreams come true. This lively and important work remains relevant given contemporary questions about future plans at NASA. Fully revised and updated since its original publication in 1997, Space and the American Imagination includes a reworked introduction and conclusion and new chapters on robotics and space commerce.

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Genre : History
Author : Howard E. McCurdy
Publisher : JHU Press
Release : 2011-03
File : 408 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9780801898686


Animation And The American Imagination

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Providing a detailed historical overview of animated film and television in the United States over more than a century, this book examines animation within the U.S. film and television industry as well as in the broader sociocultural context. From the early 1900s onwards, animated cartoons have always had a wide, enthusiastic audience. Not only did viewers delight in seeing drawn images come to life, tell fantastic stories, and depict impossible gags, but animation artists also relished working in a visual art form largely free from the constraints of the real world. This book takes a fresh look at the big picture of U.S. animation, both on and behind the screen. It reveals a range of fascinating animated cartoons and the colorful personalities, technological innovations, cultural influences and political agendas, and shifting audience expectations that shaped not only what appeared on screen but also how audiences reacted to thousands of productions. Animation and the American Imagination: A Brief History presents a concise, unified picture that brings together divergent strands of the story so readers can make sense of the flow of animation history in the United States. The book emphasizes the overall shape of animation history by identifying how key developments emerged from what came before and from the culture at large. It covers the major persons and studios of the various eras; identifies important social factors, including the Great Depression, World War II, the counterculture of the 1960s and 1970s, and the struggles for civil rights and women's rights; addresses the critical role of technological and aesthetic changes; and discusses major works of animation and the responses to them.

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Genre : Art
Author : Gordon B. Arnold
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release : 2016-11-28
File : 294 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781440833601


Earthquakes And Early American Imagination

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Genre : Earthquakes
Author : Michael Nathaniel Shute
Publisher :
Release : 1977
File : 518 Pages
ISBN-13 : UCAL:C3517421


Animation Journal

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Genre : Animated films
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Release : 1993
File : 94 Pages
ISBN-13 : UOM:39015058313407


Science Fiction Studies

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Genre : Science fiction
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Release : 2008
File : 180 Pages
ISBN-13 : UCSC:32106019361515


Contemporary Heroes And Heroines

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Brief profiles of more than 100 contemporary men and women from all walks of life whose activities reflect heroic traits.

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Genre : Biography & Autobiography
Author : Ray Broadus Browne
Publisher : Gale Cengage
Release : 1990
File : 490 Pages
ISBN-13 : UOM:39015017905665


Encyclopedia Of American Cultural Intellectual History

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A study of American thought and culture throughout history examines the individuals and documents that revealed significant ideas, issues, and movements.

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Genre : History
Author : Mary Kupiec Cayton
Publisher : Macmillan Reference USA
Release : 2001
File : 858 Pages
ISBN-13 : UOM:39015049739561


The Illustrated American

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Release : 1890
File : 658 Pages
ISBN-13 : IOWA:31858055623148


Nineteen Eighty Four And The Apocalyptic Imagination In America

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Genre : Literary Criticism
Author : Rob Kroes
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Release : 1985
File : 242 Pages
ISBN-13 : STANFORD:36105040126604