Drawn to Sound - Animation Film Music and Sonicity - Rebecca Coyle †

Drawn to Sound - Animation Film Music and Sonicity - Rebecca Coyle †

6 Minstrelsy and Musical Framing in Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Drawn to Sound - Animation Film Music and Sonicity - Rebecca Coyle †

Neil Lerner

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WFRR brings the traditions of cartoons and minstrelsy together, although it is not the first example of animation to indulge in the imagery and racism of minstrelsy. The film contains several elements of minstrel performances: singing, dancing, telling jokes, and while there is no direct representation of blackening the face with burnt cork, some more implicit vestiges of that part of minstrelsy may remain in WFRR’s use of ape imagery.

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Lerner, Neil. 6 Minstrelsy and Musical Framing in Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Drawn to Sound - Animation Film Music and Sonicity. Equinox eBooks Publishing, United Kingdom. p. 104-119 Jun 2010. ISBN 9781845533526. https://www.equinoxpub.com/home/view-chapter/?id=21890. Date accessed: 28 Mar 2024 doi: 10.1558/equinox.21890. Jun 2010

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