Fantasy Cartography

Monday, December 18, 2017 to Friday, December 22, 2017

Image via Flickr Creative Commons license by Jeff

Sound Mapping Imaginary Worlds

Thursday, October 5, 2017

Adventures in 8.5x11

By Michael Iantorno

Friday, December 15, 2017

1 comment

Navigating Emotional Landscapes through DIY Cartography in Stranger Things Season 2

By Mihaela Mihailova

Friday, December 15, 2017

1 comment

Giving Fans Latitude

By Sierra Laddusaw

Thursday, December 14, 2017

1 comment

Mapping Kanto Region Over a Town Near You: Pokémon Go and Fantasy in the Everyday

By Jamie Henthorn

Friday, December 15, 2017

1 comment

Contributors

Andrew Kemp

PhD Student, Moving Image StudiesGeorgia State University

Tanya Zuk

Ph.D. candidate, School of Film, Media & TheaterGeorgia State University

Michael Iantorno

Student - Media Studies (MA)Concordia University

Mihaela Mihailova

Postdoctoral Fellow in Film StudiesMichigan State University

Sierra Laddusaw

Map LibrarianTexas A&M University Libraries

Jamie Henthorn

Catawba College

Recent comments

Re: Ain't No Passing Craze: Racialized Representations in Disney’s Animated Films

Thank you!

By Rebecca James

Tuesday, December 10, 2019 - 07:41

Thank you for your comment, I have never thought about those characters in that way. I have never thought to examine the use of varying working-class accents, nicknames, hobbies, in characterizations - which is such an interesting and unique take! I...
Re: Ain't No Passing Craze: Racialized Representations in Disney’s Animated Films

Yes and!

By Carolyn Elerding

Friday, December 6, 2019 - 15:11

Rebecca (if I may), I'm very glad to have read your analysis. It's not easy to pack such a comprehensive critique into such a small space! I would be interested in your thoughts on how Gillota's work on essentialism might figure into discussion of...
Re: An IMR Exclusive Interview with Disney Producer Brigham Taylor

No additional insight, but I

By Sky LaRell Anderson

Thursday, December 5, 2019 - 20:54

No additional insight, but I believe the response speaks to the aesthetic sensibilities of a producer (which I believe has a big influence over the production). For instance, simply look at the face animation on the animals in the Lion King remake...
Re: The Jungle Book: Evolving Representations of Masculinity

A close relationship between production and theory

By Carolyn Elerding

Thursday, December 5, 2019 - 17:15

Hannah (if I may), thank you for sharing your thought-provoking perspective. As you might imagine, if you've seen my post on the Dalmatians films, I am very supportive of your interest in comparative historicization of the original and remake. I...
Re: An IMR Exclusive Interview with Disney Producer Brigham Taylor

Abstractions and Divergences

By Jannik Müller

Wednesday, December 4, 2019 - 10:48

Thank you for this very interesting interview. Fascinating that Taylor mentions aesthetic abstraction and narrative divergence from the original stories, both of which the Lion King-remake does not do. I am wondering whether Taylor's last answer...