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America Animated: Nationalist Ideology in Warner Brothers' Animaniacs


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dc.contributor.advisorHoerl, Kristen
dc.contributor.advisorBrinson, Susanen_US
dc.contributor.advisorPlasketes, Georgeen_US
dc.contributor.authorRector, Meganen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-02-23T15:54:33Z
dc.date.available2009-02-23T15:54:33Z
dc.date.issued2008-12-15en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10415/1436
dc.description.abstractTelevision cartoons help to construct and maintain our perceptions of social reality. A depth hermeneutic approach for studying the Warner Brothers’ cartoon, Animaniacs, is described. Analysis of episodes featuring Yakko, Wakko and Dot as well as episodes featuring Pinky and the Brain were analyzed and compared with a historical analysis of the conditions in the United States in 1993. Analysis reveals nationalist messages in Animaniacs that position the United Sates as superior to other nations in the world. The show is found to not be a reflection of actual historical conditions of the time period when the show aired. The ideological implications of these messages are discussed.en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.rightsEMBARGO_NOT_AUBURNen_US
dc.subjectCommunication and Journalismen_US
dc.titleAmerica Animated: Nationalist Ideology in Warner Brothers' Animaniacsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.embargo.lengthMONTHS_WITHHELD:12en_US
dc.embargo.statusEMBARGOEDen_US
dc.embargo.enddate2010-02-23en_US

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