{"product_id":"the-art-of-czech-animation-a-history-of-political-dissent-and-allegory-9781350194984","title":"The Art of Czech Animation: A History of Political Dissent and Allegory","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Adam Whybray\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Animation (see also Film - Genres - Animated)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Art of Czech Animation is the first comprehensive English language account of Czech animation from the 1920s to the present, covering both 2D animation forms and CGI, with a focus upon the stop-motion films of Jirí Trnka, Hermína Týrlová, Jan Svankmajer and Jirí Barta. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStop-motion is a highly embodied form of animation and The Art of Czech Animation develops a new materialist approach to studying these films. Instead of imposing top-down Film Theory onto its case studies, the book's analysis is built up from close readings of the films themselves, with particular attention given to their non-human objects. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a time of environmental crisis, the unique way Czech animated films use allegory to de-centre the human world and give a voice to non-human aspects of the natural world points us towards a means by which culture can increase ecological awareness in viewers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSuch a refutation of a human-centred view of the world was contrary to communist orthodoxy and it remains so under late-stage consumer-capitalism. As such, these films do not only offer beautiful examples of allegory, but stand as models of political dissent. The Art of Czech Animation is a unique endeavour of film philosophy to provide a materialist appraisal of a heretofore neglected strand of Central-Eastern European cinema.","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45086750015639,"sku":"9781350194984","price":2656.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781350194984.webp?v=1767898751","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-art-of-czech-animation-a-history-of-political-dissent-and-allegory-9781350194984","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}