Women and Film Animation

ISBN-13: 9781032694399 / Twarda / 2024 / 248 str.

Marie-Josee Saint-Pierre

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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.

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Acknowledgments

Notes

Introduction

PART I

FILM ANIMATION, FEMINISMS, AND NFB

CHAPTER 1

The Particular Nature of Film Animation

CHAPTER 2

The National Film Board of Canada

CHAPTER 3

(Re)presenting Women

CHAPTER 4

Feminist Uprisings in Cinematographic Creation at the NFB

CHAPTER 5

A Film to Highlight the International Women’s Year

PART II

A CORPUS OF ANIMATED FILMS UNDER THE FEMINIST LENS

CHAPTER 6

Motherhood, Mental Load and Mystification

CHAPTER 7

Women’s Labor and the Notion of Sexism

CHAPTER 8

The Reassessment of Social Relations Between the Sexes

CHAPTER 9

Professional Accomplishment and the Trap of Essentialism

 

Conclusion

Appendix A

Short films directed by Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre

Appendix B

Short, animated films directed by women at the National Film Board of Canada (1939-1989)

Filmography

Bibliography

Archives

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Dr. Marie-Josée Saint-Pierre serves as an Associate Professor in the Art and Science of Animation Program at Laval University's 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.