The anime machine : a media theory of animation / Thomas Lamarre.

Author/creator LaMarre, Thomas, 1959-
Format Book
Publication InfoMinneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©2009.
Descriptionxxxvii, 385 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Subjects
Animated films--Japan. --History and criticism.

Portion of title Media theory of animation
Contents Cinematism and Animetism -- Animation Stand -- Compositing -- Merely Technological Behavior -- Flying Machines -- Full Animation -- Only a Girl Can Save Us Now -- Giving Up the Gun -- Relative Movement -- Structures of Depth -- The Distributive Field -- Otaku Imaging -- Multiple Frames of Reference -- Inner Natures -- Full Limited Animation -- A Face on the Train -- The Absence of Sex -- Platonic Sex -- Perversion -- The Spiral Dance of Symptom and Specter -- Emergent Positions -- Anime Eyes Manga -- Conclusion : Patterns of Serialization.
Summary 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 351-366) and index.
LCCN 2009026475
ISBN9780816651542 (hc : alk. paper)
ISBN081665154X (hc : alk. paper)
ISBN9780816651559 (pb : alk. paper)
ISBN0816651558 (pb : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks NC1766.J3 L36 2009 ✔ Available Place Hold