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ANIME MACHINE: A Media Theory of Animation
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Presents a foundational theory of
animation and what it reveals about our relationship to technology
THE ANIME MACHINE: A Media Theory of Animation
By Thomas Lamarre
University of Minnesota Press | 424 pages | 2009
ISBN 978-0-8166-5154-2 | hardcover | $75.00
ISBN 978-0-8166-5155-9 | paperback | $24.95
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 animation demands 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.
"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
come away with a heightened appreciation of one of the defining art forms of
our era."-Brian Massumi, author of
Parables for the Virtual
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Heather Skinner, Publicist
University of Minnesota Press
111 3rd Ave S, Ste. 290
Minneapolis, MN 55401-2520
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