Ecocritical Readings of Academy Award-Winning Animated Shorts

IF 3 3区社会学 Q1 COMMUNICATION

Environmental Communication-A Journal of Nature and Culture Pub Date : 2022-08-18 DOI:10.1080/17524032.2022.2090980

Virág Vécsey

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Focusing on some specific features of animation–anthropomorphism, animated space, and plasmaticness – this article is a textual analysis from an ecocritical viewpoint on Academy Award-winning animated short films (1939–2019). It examines how these films have represented the relationship between human and nature over the past 90 years. The aim of this paper is to contribute to our understanding of changes in people’s attitudes towards nature as represented in popular culture. Linking changes in representation to the analyzed animations’ historical-cultural context, three eras of animated shorts can be distinguished. Findings indicate that changes related to social and environmental movements, as well as changes in the structure of the animation industry are shaping shifts in representation.

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奥斯卡获奖动画短片的生态批评阅读

本文从生态批评的角度对1939-2019年奥斯卡获奖动画短片进行了文本分析，探讨了动画的一些具体特征——拟人化、动画空间和等离子性。它考察了这些电影在过去90年里是如何表现人与自然的关系的。本文的目的是帮助我们理解流行文化所代表的人们对自然态度的变化。将表现形式的变化与所分析的动画的历史文化语境联系起来，可以区分出动画短片的三个时代。研究结果表明，与社会和环境运动相关的变化，以及动画产业结构的变化正在塑造代表性的变化。

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期刊介绍： Environmental Communication is an international, peer-reviewed forum for multidisciplinary research and analysis assessing the many intersections among communication, media, society, and environmental issues. These include but are not limited to debates over climate change, natural resources, sustainability, conservation, wildlife, ecosystems, water, environmental health, food and agriculture, energy, and emerging technologies. Submissions should contribute to our understanding of scientific controversies, political developments, policy solutions, institutional change, cultural trends, media portrayals, public opinion and participation, and/or professional decisions. Articles often seek to bridge gaps between theory and practice, and are written in a style that is broadly accessible and engaging.