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The Illusion of Life 2
More Essays on Animation
Edited by Alan Cholodenko
Paper978-0-909952-34-1
$47.00
| Pub Date: | 2007 |
| Pages: | 576 pages |
| Dimensions: | 6 x 8.5 in. |
| Illustrations: | 12 black & white photographs, 1 table |
Study of the theory of animation
The Illusion of Life 2 continues the first volume’s pioneering work in the theory of animation. Covering a range of key topics, including post-WWII animation in Japan and the United States, computer animation, games, flight simulation and war, as well as issues of a general theoretical nature, the sixteen essays and introduction provide an abundance of new understandings, approaches, correctives, and challenges to scholars of animation as well as film.
"An extremely valuable collection ... the volume's essays contribute greatly to the interdisciplinary discipline of Animation Studies and should be added to the bookshelf of anyone seriously interested in thinking through animation both philosophically and theoretically."--Animation: An Interdisciplinary Journal
"Speaks to a moment when animation had begun its meteoric rise within global media, while animation studies remained low on the theoretical horizon. . . . The Illusion of Life 2 seems to announce a fundamental shift from a 'cinema formation' to an 'animation formation'. At the same time, its emphasis on Japanese animation introduces questions about the transnational, about relations between place of production and reception, which in turn raises questions about where and how 'animation cultures' are formed."--Thomas Lamarre, Semiotic Review of Books
"A canny, engaging and challenging text worthy of academic--and non-academic--attention."--Screening the Past
"This is the time for animation studies, and this weighty book contains a number of essays that should be taken up by emerging and established scholars in the field. . . . The Illusion of Life II will also excite those . . . who are fascinated by how animation, generally as both practice and concept, taps into, manifests or complicates, philosophical, mythological, religious and scientific models of life and liveliness and their converse, death and deathliness."--Scan
"A valuable resource for anyone interested in the philosophical implications of animation. . . . Cholodenko’s introduction . . . serves as a kind of catalogue of contemporary animation and issues associated with it, while the essays develop ideas of general or specific interest."--M/C Reviews
"A book that unleashes movement: I can think of no higher praise for The Illusion of Life II."--Adrian Martin, RealTime
Alan Cholodenko was a senior lecturer in the Department of Art History and Theory at the University of Sydney before he retired in 2001. He is the editor of The Illusion of Life: Essays on Animation and other books.
Subjects:
Film
Distributed for Power Publications at the University of Sydney
