Overview

This book emerges from the pressing need to consolidate animation studies within the Spanish academic landscape. While Spain boasts a thriving animation industry, recognized globally for its creative output and economic impact, scholarly engagement with this dynamic field remains relatively underdeveloped. This book addresses this gap by mapping the current state of animation studies in Spain, evaluating existing research, and fostering new synergies among scholars. The impetus for this project stems from the MESA group (Women in Animation Studies), which brings together researchers with different profiles and university affiliations. After the organization of a first seminar on animation in 2024, the initiative was expanded by a collective of researchers dedicated to advancing the field of animation studies and amplifying the voices of women scholars. This book serves as a crucial step toward recognizing the academic value of animation studies, fostering interdisciplinary dialogue, and enhancing the visibility of Spanish scholarship on animation internationally. This book will be of great interest to all those learning and researching in the field of animation.

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Author:   Maria Pagès
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   CRC Press
Weight:   0.630kg
ISBN:  

9781041095842

ISBN 10:   1041095848
Pages:   244
Publication Date:   14 April 2026
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction, Part 1: Theory and History of Animation, 1. The Untold History of the Disney Studio in Paris, 2. About Fathers (and Mothers?) of Animation, 3. Building an Academic Field: Animation in Spain through Books and Dissertations, 4. Perished Utopias and Announced Dystopias: A Scenographic Dissection of Spanish Cli-fi Animation through its History, 5. Talking About Animation – Posthumanist Allegory in Robot Dreams, Part 2: Theorizing the Animation Practice, 6. From Theory to Practice (and From Practice to Theory), 7. Creative Freedom in Animation: An Experimental Revolution, 8. Stop Motion Animation and Synesthesia, 9. The Handmade and the Analogue in Animated Autobiographies: More Than an Aesthetic Question, Part 3: Women and Animation, 10. Research in Animation: Methodology and Future of the MIA Report, 11. An Interpretation of the Woman's Gaze as an Animated Aesthetic Function in Jíbaro by Alberto Mielgo, 12. Direction and Supervision Positions in Spanish Animated Feature Films in 2024, Part 4: Technical Developments and Processes in Digital Animation, 13. Tradition and Innovation: The Transformation of Animation in Spain (1980–Present), 14. Technical Processes and Developments of Pre-digital Animation on the Video Game’s Screen, 15. The Glow of Flow and the Shadows of Gris: Fluidity and Ubiquity in the Digital Image

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Maria Pagès specializes in Spanish animation and holds a PhD in Animation from Universitat de Vic-UCC. She is a Senior Lecturer in 2D Animation at the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. She is a member of the research group Dicode at the Centre de la Imatge i la Tecnologia Multimèdia and a founding member of MESA (Women in Animation Studies).

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