Animals in Narrative Film and Television

Karin Beeler; Stan Beeler

doi:10.5771/9781666904826

Summary

This book explores fictional representations and narrative functions of animal characters in animated and live-action film and television, examining the ways in which these representations intersect with a variety of social issues. Contributors cover a range of animal characters, from heroes to villains, across a variety of screen genres and formats, including anime, comedy, romance, horror, fantasy, and science fiction. Aesthetic features of these works, along with the increased latitude that fictionalized narratives and alternative worlds provide, allow existing social issues to be brought to the forefront in order to effect change in our societies. By incorporating animal figures into media, these screen narratives have gained the ability to critique actions carried out by human beings and explore dimensions of both the human/animal connection and the intersectionality of race, culture, class, gender, and ability, ultimately teaching viewers how to become more human in our interactions with the world around us. Scholars of film studies, media studies, and animal studies will find this book of particular interest.

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Copyright year: 2022
ISBN-Print: 978-1-6669-0481-9
ISBN-Online: 978-1-6669-0482-6
Publisher: Lexington, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 228
Product type: Edited Book

1. Dedication No access
2. Contents No access
3. Acknowledgments No access
1. Definition of the Term Animal No access
2. Genre/Style/Aesthetic Choices and Animals No access
3. Chapter Divisions No access
4. Conclusion No access
5. Notes No access
6. Bibliography No access
1. 1. Dolphins in Popular Culture No access
  2. SeaQuest DSV and Darwin No access
  3. Conclusion No access
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2. 1. Context and Format No access
  2. Theories of Comedy, for Older and Younger Audiences No access
  3. Popular Duck Forebears No access
  4. Background, Adaptation, and Evolution No access
  5. Duckula as Lead Character No access
  6. Bird Characters No access
  7. Accents No access
  8. Social Class No access
  9. Conclusion No access
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  11. Bibliography No access
3. 1. Critical Disability Theory—Medical versus Social No access
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4. 1. Conclusion No access
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1. 1. Transgressive Dogs No access
  2. Dog Eat Dog No access
  3. On the Attack: Aggressive Dogs No access
  4. Keep You Safe: Victims and Companions No access
  5. Conclusion No access
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2. 1. Ecocriticism and Rabbits No access
  2. Conclusion No access
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3. 1. Conclusion No access
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1. 1. Introduction No access
  2. Entertainment and/as Pedagogy No access
  3. Big Mouth as Eudaimonic Entertainment No access
  4. Monsters R Us?: Cute Hormone Monsters and the Exculpation of Teen Sexuality No access
  5. Animal Antagonists and the Shape of Teen Mental Health No access
  6. Conclusion No access
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2. 1. Notes No access
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3. 1. Notes No access
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4. 1. A Need for Care No access
  2. Non-patriarchal Allies No access
  3. Elisa and the Asset’s Relationship No access
  4. Toward a Conclusion: Careful Storytelling, Careful Learning No access
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Index No access Pages 219 - 224
About the Contributors No access Pages 225 - 228