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The Anime Machine: A Media Theory of Animation

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Description for The Anime Machine: A Media Theory of Animation Paperback. Num Pages: 408 pages, 117 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: APFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 179 x 25. Weight in Grams: 758.

Despite the longevity of animation and its significance within the history of cinema, film theorists have focused on live-action motion pictures and largely ignored hand-drawn and computer-generated movies. Thomas Lamarre contends that the history, techniques, and complex visual language of animation, particularly Japanese animation, demands serious and sustained engagement, and in The Anime Machine he lays the foundation for a new critical theory for reading Japanese animation, showing how anime fundamentally differs from other visual media.

The Anime Machine defines the visual characteristics of anime and the meanings generated by those specifically "animetic" effects-the multiplanar image, the distributive field of vision, ... Read more

Working at the intersection of the philosophy of technology and the history of thought, Lamarre explores how anime and its related media entail material orientations and demonstrates concretely how the "animetic machine" encourages a specific approach to thinking about technology and opens new ways for understanding our place in the technologized world around us.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
Number of Pages
408
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9780816651559
SKU
V9780816651559
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99-1

About Thomas Lamarre
Thomas Lamarre teaches East Asian studies, art history, and communication studies at McGill University.

Reviews for The Anime Machine: A Media Theory of Animation
“Combining superb scholarship, a palpable passion for his subject, and a singular sensibility for the art of the moving image, Thomas Lamarre has produced a landmark work in cultural theory and media history. The Anime Machine navigates the intercultural and transmedia complexities of the worlds of anime with expertise and originality. Everyone from the anime enthusiast to the philosopher will ... Read more

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