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The contributors explore a series of key issues and questions, including: How do we explain the animation explosion of the 1960s? Why did it take nearly twenty years following the cancellation of The Flintstones for animation to find its feet again as primetime fare? In addressing these questions, as well as many others, essays in the first section examine the relation between earlier, made-for-cinema animated production (such as the Warner Looney Toons shorts) and television-based animation; the role of animation in the economies of broadcast and cable television; and the links between animation production and brand image. Contributors also examine specific programs like The Powerpuff Girls, Daria, The Simpsons, Ren and Stimpy and South Park from the perspective of fans, exploring fan cybercommunities, investigating how ideas of "class" and "taste" apply to recent TV animation, and addressing themes such as irony, alienation, and representations of the family.
About the Author
Carole A. Stabile is Associate Professor of Communications and Director of the Women's Studies Program at the University of Pittsburgh. Mark Harrison is a doctoral candidate in the Communications Department at the University of Pittsburgh.
The contributors explore a series of key issues and questions, including: How do we explain the animation explosion of the 1960s? Why did it take nearly twenty years following the cancellation of The Flintstones for animation to find its feet again as primetime fare? In addressing these questions, as well as many others, essays in the first section examine the relation between earlier, made-for-cinema animated production (such as the Warner Looney Toons shorts) and television-based animation; the role of animation in the economies of broadcast and cable television; and the links between animation production and brand image. Contributors also examine specific programs like The Powerpuff Girls, Daria, The Simpsons, Ren and Stimpy and South Park from the perspective of fans, exploring fan cybercommunities, investigating how ideas of "class" and "taste" apply to recent TV animation, and addressing themes such as irony, alienation, and representations of the family.
About the Author
Carole A. Stabile is Associate Professor of Communications and Director of the Women's Studies Program at the University of Pittsburgh. Mark Harrison is a doctoral candidate in the Communications Department at the University of Pittsburgh.
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THIS CHAPTER WILL PROVIDE A CONTEXT for the debates and issues that have arisen about the development of animation for television, principally in the American Broadcast arena. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
South Park, Cartoon Network, The Flintstones, New York, Warner Brothers, Comedy Central, Time Warner, Bugs Bunny, King of the Hill, Huckleberry Hound, Samurai Jack, Chuck Jones, Father Knows Best, Space Ghost, Mojo Jojo, Oxford University Press, Walt Disney, Hat's Hell Hole, Matt Groening, Top Cat, Boo Boo, John Kricfalusi, June Bugs, Lawndale High,
THIS CHAPTER WILL PROVIDE A CONTEXT for the debates and issues that have arisen about the development of animation for television, principally in the American Broadcast arena. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
South Park, Cartoon Network, The Flintstones, New York, Warner Brothers, Comedy Central, Time Warner, Bugs Bunny, King of the Hill, Huckleberry Hound, Samurai Jack, Chuck Jones, Father Knows Best, Space Ghost, Mojo Jojo, Oxford University Press, Walt Disney, Hat's Hell Hole, Matt Groening, Top Cat, Boo Boo, John Kricfalusi, June Bugs, Lawndale High,