This text presents the 2023/24 research project Picturing Security, which was funded by the Independent Social Research Foundation (ISRF) to explore experiences of security, risk and threat using collaborative arts practice as a tool for conversation. What follows are reflections…
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The Fleeting Nature of Joy in Isao Takahata’s The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013)
by Christian Wilken • September 24, 2024 • 0 Comments
Isao Takahata’s The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013) stands as the final masterpiece of one of Studio Ghibli’s founding fathers. Expanding upon the historic Japanese fairy tale Taketori Monogatari, it offers a poignant reflection on the impermanence of joy…
Thoughts on Millie Young’s Fulldome Practice
by Timothy Jones • May 28, 2024 • 0 Comments
For many of us, the annual Society for Animation Studies (SAS) conference is more than an opportunity to share research. We get to meet friends that we do not see any other time. Their ideas inspire us and their enthusiasm…
The birth of Spanish animation studios and their settlement during the Franco’s dictatorship
by Maria Pagès Rovira • April 26, 2024 • 0 Comments
Despite a common belief, the industrialization of Spanish animation studios took place only a decade later than in the United States. However, the first experiences happened at the beginning of the 20th century. We can claim that Segundo de Chomón…