Animation, sport and culture /

Animation, Sport and Culture is a wide-ranging study of both sport and animated films. From Goofy to Goalkeepers, Wallace and Gromit to Tiger Woods, Mickey Mouse to Messi, and Nike to Nationhood, this Olympic-sized analysis looks at the history of sport and animation from around the globe. Paul Well...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Wells, Paul, 1961- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
Subjects:	Sports in motion pictures. Animated films > History and criticism. Animated films > Social aspects. Sports > Social aspects. PERFORMING ARTS > Animation. SOCIAL SCIENCE > Media Studies. SPORTS & RECREATION > General.

Table of Contents:

List of Figures List of Tables Acknowledgements Introduction: Sport and Animation: A Good Match? Why Animation? 1. Body Languages
Early Sporting Animation: Why Sport? 2. Good Sports
Re-Imagining the Cartoon: Animated History 3. Olympianimation: Global Forms and Perspectives 4. Animated Art, Sporting Aesthetics
Sport is Not Art 5. Animating Sporting Morals, Ethics, and Politics 6. Animation, Sport and Technology: A Tin Can on Wheels Conclusion: Sport and Animation: A Good Match? Bibliography Filmography Index.