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A Feminist Critique of Animation

This is my ongoing feminist study of animation, generally the roles of women, the evolution of those roles, and what conclusions can be drawn from these observations. I say my study, because the opinions and conclusions presented here are primarily my own. I am interested in the opinions of others, both from scholars and from visitors to this site, and it is my hope that we can create a dialogue concerning the questions and issues that are raised. I see this site as a resource for women and men, parents, and animation lovers of all sorts to discuss the construction of gender and gender roles in animation.

Updates

29 June 2008 - new critique for Kung Fu Panda under US Films & OAVs

14 May 2008 - new topic discussion, The Problems With Princess, which you can read via the link on the left.  I'm on a roll here for updating!

13 May 2008 - new topic discussion, Sexuality in Hentai II, which you can read via the link on the left, and a new critique for Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight under US Films & OAVs

10 May 2008 - new critique for Barbie as the Island Princess under US Films & OAVs

Also, you may notice the slightly new format with this critique, which I think makes it easier to read.  I hope soon to have all the old critiques switched over to this format.

12 April 2008 - welcome our new affiliate, La Feministe Imaginare!  It's a new feminist blog critiquing modern fantasy and sci-fi, including manga and anime. 

I hope to have more time soon to get back to my critiquing.  This semester is almost finished and I'm almost done with this degree as well, so it bodes well for making more time available. 

1 August 2007 - new critique for Schoolhouse Rock under television

9 July 2007 - new critique for Ultimate Avengers under US Films & OAVs

6 July 2007 - please welcome our new affiliate, Femtique!  It's a great feminist blog site critiquing television, music, movies and other offerings from the popular media.

26 June 2007 - new critique for Neko no Ongaeshi (The Cat Returns) under Anime

Citation

If you wish to use this site in a scholarly paper, here is the correct citation, using Chicago Style format.

Genevieve Petty, "A Feminist Critique of Animation," updated LAST UPDATE DATE, <http://animation.memory-motel.net> (cited DATE CITED)

If you are citing a specific review or topic, use the title of that page.  If the authorship is listed as Mycrina and Danae Cassandra, cite it as Sharon Patterson and Genevieve Petty.  If the authorship is listed as Moira-Rose and Danae Cassandra, cite it as Carlene Petty and Genevieve Petty.  If it is a contributed review, cite the author as I list him or her. 

Credits

About this site
Unless otherwise credited, all research was done by me and all critiques were written by me, Danae Cassandra (Genevieve Petty).  Some research was done by Mycrina (Sharon Patterson), and some by Moira-Rose (Carlene Petty).  My contributions to these essays is as an editor.  Contributed critiques are credited to their contributor. 

About this layout
I got this layout at Celestial Star - the link is at the bottom.  The image came from Oxide 2, an Artbook by Hyung-Tae Kim.  Both the stock image and the artwork can be found at Celestial Star Gallery. The creator of this layout says the "image was fully edited with Photoshop with the use of lots of layers, then coded on Notepad with tables and CSS as usual. No brushes were used. The source code has been validated, so this layout will most likely look good in most browsers."

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