Animated Mischief: Essays on Subversiveness in Cartoons Since 1987

Over the last century, the medium of animation has served as an expression of childhood as well as a method of subverting the expectations of what society has promised for the future. Separated into three parts, this work assembles various explorations of taste, culture and passion through animation. Section I features essays that outline the historical changes in art and society that gave rise to an outsider culture that found a home in animation. In the second section, essays examine the practical use of animation as a voice for the underserved. Finally, in Section III, essays analyze the ways in which animation has reshaped the acceptance of outsider status to embrace otherness. Featuring everything from feature-length films to self-produced YouTube videos, the essays in this text reflect a shared love of animation and its unique ability to comment on society and culture.

Author: Brian N. Duchaney
Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc.
Published: 09/14/2023
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.84lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.58d
ISBN13: 9781476663975
ISBN10: 1476663971
BISAC Categories:
- Performing Arts | Animation (see also Film | Genres | Animated)

About the Author
Brian N. Duchaney serves as the director of Military & Veteran Student Services and teaches part-time in the departments of English and Communication Studies at Bridgewater State University in Massachusetts. David S. Silverman is an instructor for Kansas State University-Salina. He is a media historian that has taught communication studies for more than 20 years across the Midwest and has helped to plan a number of conferences on both the national and international stage.