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OverviewCoraline (Henry Selick, 2009) is stop-motion studio LAIKA's feature-length debut based on the popular children's novel by British author Neil Gaiman. Heralding a revival in global interest in stop-motion animation, the film is both an international cultural phenomenon and a breakthrough moment in the technological evolution of the craft. This open access collection brings together an international group of practitioners and scholars to examine Coraline’s place in animation history and culture, dissect its politics, and unpack its role in the technological and aesthetic development of its medium. More broadly, it celebrates stop motion as a unique and enduring artform while embracing its capacity to evolve in response to cultural, political, and technological changes, as well as shifting critical and audience demands. Divided into three sections, this volume’s chapters situate Coraline within an interconnected network of historical, industrial, discursive, theoretical, and cultural contexts. They place the film in conversation with the medium’s aesthetic and technological history, broader global intellectual and political traditions, and questions of animation reception and spectatorship. In doing so, they invite recognition – and appreciation – of the fact that Coraline occupies many liminal spaces at once. It straddles the boundary between children’s entertainment and traditional ‘adult’ genres, such as horror and thriller. It complicates a seemingly straight(forward) depiction of normative family life with gestures of queer resistance. Finally, it marks a pivotal point in stop-motion animation’s digital turn. Following the film’s recent tenth anniversary, the time is right to revisit its production history, evaluate its cultural and industry impact, and celebrate its legacy as contemporary stop-motion cinema’s gifted child. As the first book-length academic study of this contemporary animation classic, this volume serves as an authoritative introduction and a primary reference on the film for scholars, students, practitioners, and animation fans. The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Dr. Mihaela Mihailova (San Francisco State University, USA)Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic USA Weight: 0.567kg ISBN: 9781501347863ISBN 10: 1501347861 Pages: 296 Publication Date: 23 September 2021 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Coraline: A Twitchy, Witchy Girl in Stop-Motion Land Mihaela Mihailova (University of Michigan, USA) Part 1: Historical Contexts and Perspectives Chapter 1: Drawing Coraline: Illustration, Adaptation, and Visuality Malcolm Cook (University of Southampton, UK) Chapter 2: Mixing it Up: Coraline and LAIKA's Hybrid World Miriam Harris (Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand) Chapter 3: Armatures in the Closet: Coraline and the History of Stop Motion Mihaela Mihailova (University of Michigan, USA) Chapter 4: The Surprising Migrations of 2 1/2 D: The Background to Coraline Norman M. Klein (California Institute of the Arts, USA) Part 2: Stop-Motion Technology, Process, and Spectatorship Chapter 5: Replacing Coraline Dan Torre (RMIT University, Australia) Chapter 6: Coraline's 'Other World': The Animated Camera in Stop-Motion Feature Films Jane Shadbolt (The University of Newcastle, Australia) Chapter 7: A World within Reach: A Neuroanimatic Perspective on Themes of Threat in the Miniature World of Coraline Ann Owen (Falmouth University, UK) Chapter 8: Darkness and Delight: The Reception of Coraline in the USA and UK Rayna Denison (University of East Anglia, UK) Part 3: Puppet Politics: Ideology, Identity, Representation Chapter 9: The Other Maiden, Mother, Crone(s): Witchcraft, Queer Identity, and Political Resistance in LAIKA's Coraline Mx. Kodi Maier (University of Hull, UK) Chapter 10: Becoming-Puppet: Failed Interpellation and the Uncanny Subjection in Coraline Eric Herhuth (Tulane University, USA) Chapter 11: The Wandering Child and the Family in Crisis in Henry Selick's Coraline Jane Batkin (University of Lincoln, UK) Chapter 12: Fa(r)ther Figures: Locating the Author Father in Coraline Nicholas Andrew Miller (Loyola University Maryland, USA) IndexReviewsCoraline: A Closer Look at Studio LAIKA's Stop-Motion Witchcraft is an exciting collection and a much welcome contribution to animation studies. The essays address Coraline from a range of perspectives, collectively positioning it as a key LAIKA feature and a landmark in stop-motion history. A great read for all animation enthusiasts. * Filipa Antunes, Lecturer in Humanities, University of East Anglia, UK * A book of insightful and thoughtful readings, Coraline: A Closer Look at Studio LAIKA's Stop-Motion Witchcraft is an impressive kind of assemblage, in and of its own mode of witchcraft. Its editor, Mihaela Mihailova, has structured a hall of mirrors for animation scholars and students to accompany Coraline as she travels through the tunnel to arrive on yet another, albeit different side; one that addresses the critical complexity of animation history as a mode of art and cultural reflection well beyond the Hollywood sign. This collection of scholarly writing is a significant contribution to the canon of literature in animation history with the publishing of the first critical book on this film. Bravo. * Janeann Dill, Chair of International Jury, Norman McLaren - Evelyn Lambart Award Best Scholarly Article in Animation, Society for Animation Studies * Coraline: A Closer Look at Studio LAIKA's Stop-Motion Witchcraft is an exciting collection and a much welcome contribution to animation studies. The essays address Coraline from a range of perspectives, collectively positioning it as a key LAIKA feature and a landmark in stop-motion history. A great read for all animation enthusiasts. * Filipa Antunes, Lecturer in Humanities, University of East Anglia, UK * Author InformationMihaela Mihailova is Assistant Professor in the School of Cinema at San Francisco State University. She has published in Journal of Cinema and Media Studies, [in]Transition,Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies, Feminist Media Studies, animation: an interdisciplinary journal, Studies in Russian and Soviet Cinema, Flow, and Kino Kultura. She has also contributed chapters to Animating Film Theory (with John MacKay), Animated Landscapes: History, Form, and Function, The Animation Studies Reader, and Drawn from Life: Issues and Themes in Animated Documentary Cinema. Dr. Mihailova is the co-editor of Animation Studies and currently serves as Secretary of the Society for Animation Studies Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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