The Semiotic Review of Books
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Animation has always had its champions. Animators and fans have often proved eager to sing the praises of animation and especially to laud it over and above cinema. To give examples: French animation director René Laloux (2006) famously declared animation to be the true cinema, and in a humourous yet profound essay exploring the ‘evolution’ of Mickey Mouse from adult to juvenile, renowned biologist Stephen Jay Gould (1992) parenthetically remarked that he still preferred Pinocchio to Citizen Kane. Yet, for all that its enthusiasts remind us that animation is at least as old as cinema (some would give animation historical priority over cinema); still, animation has only recently begun to produce a groundswell of activity within the university. This is not to say that animation has not previously garnered any serious attention. There have been books, and very good ones, largely centred on major studios or famous animators. In the course of the 1990s, however, animation began to feel important enough that today animation studies is frequently presented as a field of analysis distinct from other fields, even from film studies. New journals dedicated to the study of animation have emerged, and in coming years we can expect a host of new books dealing with various aspects of animation.
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This editorial appeared in Volume 12 ( 1 ) of The Semiotic Review of Books . Editorial : Hacktivism
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