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Animation variously entertains, enchants, and offends, yet there have been no convincing explanations of how these films do so. This book proposes performance as the common touchstone for understanding the principles underlying the construction, execution, and reception of cartoons.

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Contents List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments Introduction: Six Cartoon Conundra Part One: Animation Performance 1. Performance in and of Animation 2. Live and in Person: Toons! Part Two: Historical Contingencies 3. The Acme of Variegated Entertainment 4. Shadow of a Mouse: Animation Performance Spaces Part Three: Instrumental Animation 5. Infectious Laughter 6. Animation and Autophagy: Art that Consumes Itself Coda: The Shadow of a Mouse's Tail Notes Bibliography Index

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    Publisher: University of California Press
    Publication Date: 05/11/2012
    ISBN13: 9780520261044, 978-0520261044
    ISBN10: 0520261046
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    Description

    Book Synopsis
    Animation variously entertains, enchants, and offends, yet there have been no convincing explanations of how these films do so. This book proposes performance as the common touchstone for understanding the principles underlying the construction, execution, and reception of cartoons.

    Table of Contents
    Contents List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments Introduction: Six Cartoon Conundra Part One: Animation Performance 1. Performance in and of Animation 2. Live and in Person: Toons! Part Two: Historical Contingencies 3. The Acme of Variegated Entertainment 4. Shadow of a Mouse: Animation Performance Spaces Part Three: Instrumental Animation 5. Infectious Laughter 6. Animation and Autophagy: Art that Consumes Itself Coda: The Shadow of a Mouse's Tail Notes Bibliography Index

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