Animated Antiquity: Cartoon Representations of Ancient Greece and Rome
Location
Janet Ayers Academic Center, JAAC 4094
Presentation Type
Presentation
Start Date
20-9-2018 1:00 PM
Description
This presentation will survey a variety of animated features from all over the world, dating from the late 1920s to the present day, that engage with stories and themes from Classical mythology, history and philosophy. After a screening of selected film clips, we will examine how Greco-Roman antiquity came to be a rich source of inspiration to animation producers over the course of the past one hundred years. We will also consider why certain elements of the ancient past resonate and recur in the cartoons produced during this period more than others. Finally, we will reflect on whether these productions render the ancient world more accessible to modern audiences, or whether they further distort and distance them from it. What does the uniquely modern medium of animation, and the representations of Greece and Rome it has engendered, ultimately convey to us about not just the ancient past, but our present understanding of that past?
Recommended Citation
Sulprizio, Chiara, "Animated Antiquity: Cartoon Representations of Ancient Greece and Rome" (2018). Humanities Symposium. 21.
https://repository.belmont.edu/humanities_symposium/2018/2018/21
Animated Antiquity: Cartoon Representations of Ancient Greece and Rome
Janet Ayers Academic Center, JAAC 4094
This presentation will survey a variety of animated features from all over the world, dating from the late 1920s to the present day, that engage with stories and themes from Classical mythology, history and philosophy. After a screening of selected film clips, we will examine how Greco-Roman antiquity came to be a rich source of inspiration to animation producers over the course of the past one hundred years. We will also consider why certain elements of the ancient past resonate and recur in the cartoons produced during this period more than others. Finally, we will reflect on whether these productions render the ancient world more accessible to modern audiences, or whether they further distort and distance them from it. What does the uniquely modern medium of animation, and the representations of Greece and Rome it has engendered, ultimately convey to us about not just the ancient past, but our present understanding of that past?
Comments
Convocation Credit: Society and the Arts and Sciences