Ghostly Boundaries: Transnational Tensions and Adapting Animation in the Ghost In The Shell Franchise
Brian Ruh’s essay analyzes the representational politics in the Japanese-originated Ghost in the Shell franchise (1989-Present). Media franchises continue to struggle with representation, both in front of the camera (e.g., the marginalization of LGBTQ characters in franchise films) and behind it (e.g., a lack of female directors on franchise projects). As Ruh explains, Rupert Sanders’s 2017 American, live-action Ghost in the Shell adaptation sparked a controversy in representation after casting Scarlett Johansson in the lead role of Motoko Kusanagi.
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2018 ◽
Vol 14
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pp. 727-762
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2021 ◽
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2014 ◽
Vol 2
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pp. 323-344
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