Enviro-toons
PIke, Deidre M., 1965-
Enviro-toons green themes in animated cinema and television / [electronic resource] : Deidre M. Pike. - Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, Publishers, 2012. - vii, 203 p.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: ecocriticism and animation -- Simply subversive-Felix the cat -- Fear and loathing in Bambi -- Hand-drawn Homer, a comic hero in The Simpsons movie -- Futurama's ecofeminist reading room -- Farting hybrids in South Park's rainforest -- Tap dance of the penguins -- Hovering humanity in Wall-E -- Waking up from Avatar -- Deep ecologies of Hayao Miyazaki -- Animation energy.
"This book takes an ecrocritical approach to analytical readings of animated feature films, short subjects and television shows. Beginning with the "simply subversive" environmental messages in cartoons of the 1920s to including the works of Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki. The appendix provides a list of film and television titles honored with the Environmental Media Award for Animation"--Provided by publisher.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2011.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Environmentalism in motion pictures.
Human ecology in motion pictures.
Animated films--History and criticism.
Environmentalism on television.
Human ecology on television.
Animated television programs--History and criticism.
Electronic books.
PN1995.9.E78 / P55 2012eb
791.43/.34
Enviro-toons green themes in animated cinema and television / [electronic resource] : Deidre M. Pike. - Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, Publishers, 2012. - vii, 203 p.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: ecocriticism and animation -- Simply subversive-Felix the cat -- Fear and loathing in Bambi -- Hand-drawn Homer, a comic hero in The Simpsons movie -- Futurama's ecofeminist reading room -- Farting hybrids in South Park's rainforest -- Tap dance of the penguins -- Hovering humanity in Wall-E -- Waking up from Avatar -- Deep ecologies of Hayao Miyazaki -- Animation energy.
"This book takes an ecrocritical approach to analytical readings of animated feature films, short subjects and television shows. Beginning with the "simply subversive" environmental messages in cartoons of the 1920s to including the works of Japanese animator Hayao Miyazaki. The appendix provides a list of film and television titles honored with the Environmental Media Award for Animation"--Provided by publisher.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2011.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Environmentalism in motion pictures.
Human ecology in motion pictures.
Animated films--History and criticism.
Environmentalism on television.
Human ecology on television.
Animated television programs--History and criticism.
Electronic books.
PN1995.9.E78 / P55 2012eb
791.43/.34