EN 3177 Study Guide - Final Guide: Comics Code Authority, Ec Comics, Beat Generation
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Samizdat- the secret publication and distribution of government-banned literature in the ussr; the literature produced by this system; an underground press. Copied by hand and distributed within those who trusted each other. Reavealed that superman, gave us stories of superman"s tiny penis. Bugs bunny sassy, vervained, witty, attractive. We all want to identify with the bunny. Small minded decency, experimentalism, conservatism, underground subversiveness and mainstream control. Smart-alecs, city accents, handles carrots like cigars, street urchin. Basic message- law is arbitrary, mainstream is harsh and foolish, irreverence is exciting, transgression is attractive, mischief is desirable. In road-runner, systematic thoughts are absurd, disatifying, leads to failure, striving to fit in. Power of technology, effectiveness of reason, reason does not succeed for the coyote. Coyote is so digilgent, will never give up. Cartoon machine as an animation machine persuing their desires and screwing up. All the children were now in their 20s.
