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UNINA9910810274403321 |
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Autore |
Jenkins Eric S. |
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Titolo |
Special affects : cinema, animation and the translation of consumer culture / / Eric S. Jenkins [[electronic resource]] |
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Edinburgh : , : Edinburgh University Press, , 2014 |
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1-4744-1536-9 |
1-4744-0641-6 |
0-7486-9548-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (234 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Motion pictures - Economic aspects - United States |
Animated films - Economic aspects - United States |
Motion pictures - Social aspects - United States |
Animated films - Social aspects - United States |
Consumption (Economics) |
Affect (Psychology) |
Popular culture - United States |
Criticism, interpretation, etc. |
United States |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 08 Aug 2016). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Introduction -- Astonishment and the fantastic in live-action cinema -- Say cheese! The cinematic lifestyle consumer -- Animation's marvel and the graphic narrative mode -- Of mice and mimesis: the wondrous spark of Disney -- Mutual affection-images and daydreaming consumers -- The Disney version of the American dream -- Walt and Wall-E in control society. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The emergence of these media enables new modes of perception that create 'special' sensations of wonder, astonishment, marvel and the fantastic. Such affections subsequently become mined by consumer industries for profit, thereby explaining the connection between media and consumerism that today seems inherent to the culture industry. Such modes and their affections are also translated into ideology, as |
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