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Book SynopsisThe Animated Bestiary critically evaluates the depiction of animals in cartoons and animation more generally. Paul Wells argues that artists use animals to engage with issues that would be more difficult to address directly because of political, religious, or social taboos.
Trade ReviewWells has proven himself to be a leading scholar of animation and has here produced a solid piece of scholarship that shows an incredible breadth of knowledge. -- Eric Smoodin * author of Regarding Frank Capra: Audience, Celebrity,and American Film Studies, *
Wells has proven himself to be a leading scholar of animation and has here produced a solid piece of scholarship that shows an incredible breadth of knowledge. -- Eric Smoodin * author of Regarding Frank Capra: Audience, Celebrity,and American Film Studies, *
Table of ContentsThe bear who wasn't : bestial ambivalence
Of mice and men : what do animals mean?
"I don't care what you say, I'm cold" : anthropomorphism, practice, narrative
Which came first, the chicken or the egg? : performance, philosophy, tradition
Creature comforted : animal politics, animated memory
