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1 online resource |
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Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Notes -- Introduction -- Part 1 Film Animation, Feminisms and NFB -- Chapter 1 . The Particular Nature of Film Animation -- Multifaceted Birth with a Disputed Paternity -- Commercial and Avant-Garde Animation -- Notes -- Chapter 2 . The National Film Board of Canada -- From Propagandist Animation to Artistic Animation -- The Case of Norman Mclaren and Evelyn Lambart -- Notes -- Chapter 3 . (Re)presenting Women -- Feminine-Feminist Representations of Women -- Techniques Associated with the Feminine Sphere |
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Notes -- Chapter 4 . Feminist Uprisings in Cinematographic Creation at the NFB -- The Socio-Professional Situation of Women at the NFB -- Positive Discrimination Measures -- Notes -- Chapter 5 . A Film to Highlight the International Women's Year -- A Token Gesture (Lanctôt, 1975) -- Revealing Archives On The Origin Of The Institutional Discourse -- Notes -- Part 2 Animated Films Under the Feminist Lens -- Chapter 6 . Motherhood, Mental Load and Mystification -- Happiness Is (Warny, 1972) -- The Spring and Fall of Nina Polanski (Hutton And Roy, 1974) -- Notes |
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Chapter 7 . Women's Labor and the Notion of Sexism -- Illuminated Lives: A Brief History of Women'S Work in the Middle Ages (Besen, 1989) -- The Housewife (Bennett, 1975) -- Notes -- Chapter 8 . The Reassessment of Social Relations between the Sexes -- The Breakdown of the Traditional Family Unit -- Relationships Between Men and Women -- Notes -- Chapter 9 . Professional Accomplishment and the Trap of Essentialism -- The Studio (Gervais, 1988) -- Interview (Leaf And Soul, 1979) -- Notes -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Appendix A . Short Films Directed by Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre |
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Appendix B . Short, Animated Films Directed by Women at the National Film Board of Canada (1939-1989) -- Filmography -- Bibliography -- Archives -- Index |
| Summary |
This book brings out of the shadows the work of true pioneers by presenting and analyzing, from a resolutely feminist perspective, the works they have conceived within the National Film Board of Canada |
| Notes |
Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre serves as Associate Professor in the Art and Science of Animation Program at Université Laval School of Design. In 2004, she established MJSTP Films, an independent production company specializing in animated documentary. Her notable works include McLaren’s Negatives (2006), Jutra (2014), and Oscar (2016). She holds a Ph.D. in Studies and Practices of the Arts, with a specialization in Feminist Studies, from l’Université du Québec à Montréal, and an M.F.A. in Film Production from Concordia University |
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National Film Board of Canada.
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Animated films -- Québec (Province) -- History and criticism
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Feminism and motion pictures -- Québec (Province) -- History -- 20th century
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COMPUTERS / Computer Animation
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PERFORMING ARTS / Animation
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781003855392 |
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1003855393 |
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9781003855378 |
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1003855377 |
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9781032694382 |
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1032694386 |
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