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: Exploring the "gag" and subversion in Looney Tunes .

Wells dedicates substantial analysis to early animation (like Gertie the Dinosaur ) and political cartoons. He shows that animation has always been a medium of subversion. Because it is perceived as "just a cartoon," animators have historically been able to smuggle in radical political, sexual, and social commentary that live-action cinema could not. Understanding Animation Paul Wells Pdf

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