HW 30b: The Use of Animation!

I went to the Thursday(11/8) citizenship symposium at 3:30. The title of this session was Animation: a message to citizens. The three speakers that spoke were Jiwon Ann, Sander Lee, Mark Timney. Jiwon Ann is a KSC instructor of film, Sander Lee is a KSC professor of philosophy, and Mark Timney is a KSC associate in journalism. The first presentation was about Anime Art and ways of seeing. She states in her presentation that “In any event, citizenship is no longer easily based on soil or blood”(Miller). She talked about fan culture and the art of communication in Japan. There were two female artists but I couldn’t understand her heavy accent. She talked about punk art and the differences between men and woman paintings. Here is a good quote I gathered at her presentation: “ Men act and woman appear”, “woman watch themselves being looked at..”(Berger). Another presenter based his presentation on a cartoon with Donald Duck and Hitler. The cartoon says “Hail Hitler”. Donald awakes from this dream and he sees a shadow of Hitler. But, it actually was the statue of Liberty. He was also dressed in Star Spangled Pj’s. It was a very powerful cartoon. He also had another cartoon about Bugs Bunny. There is the two theories of evils in both films. Mark Timney presented a slide show about South Park. He explained how the show is so popular because of the: controversy, vulgarity, attacks in religion, sexual content, and exploitation of sensitive issues. South Park racks in over 4 million total viewers. He explains how 55% has a moral lesson and we should all be active citizens.