{"product_id":"interpreting-anime-christopher-bolton-9781517904036","title":"Interpreting Anime","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor students, fans, and scholars alike, this wide-ranging primer on anime employs a panoply of critical approaches\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Well-known through hit movies like \u003ci\u003eSpirited Away\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAkira\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGhost in the Shell\u003c\/i\u003e, anime has a long history spanning a wide range of directors, genres, and styles. Christopher Bolton's \u003ci\u003eInterpreting Anime\u003c\/i\u003e is a thoughtful, carefully organized introduction to Japanese animation for anyone eager to see why this genre has remained a vital, adaptable art form for decades.\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eInterpreting Anime\u003c\/i\u003e is easily accessible and structured around individual films and a broad array of critical approaches. Each chapter centers on a different feature-length anime film, juxtaposing it with a particular medium--like literary fiction, classical Japanese theater, and contemporary stage drama--to reveal what is unique about anime's way of representing the world. This analysis is abetted by a suite of questions provoked by each film, along with Bolton's incisive responses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout, \u003ci\u003eInterpreting Anime\u003c\/i\u003e applies multiple frames, such as queer theory, psychoanalysis, and theories of postmodernism, giving readers a thorough understanding of both the cultural underpinnings and critical significance of each film. What emerges from the sweep of \u003ci\u003eInterpreting Anime\u003c\/i\u003e is Bolton's original, articulate case for what makes anime unique as a medium: how it at once engages profound social and political realities while also drawing attention to the very challenges of representing reality in animation's imaginative and compelling visual forms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher Bolton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 151790403X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781517904036\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Minnesota Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/20\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2018","brand":"Christopher Bolton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44080304357631,"sku":"9781517904036","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1f8ca3dc-7ef4-409c-a062-57bce577959e.jpg?v=1685486074","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/interpreting-anime-christopher-bolton-9781517904036","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}