Chapter 2 (with english subtitles)

part 1: (for an in-depth analysis, see my book “Children’s Literature, Domestication, and Social Foundation: Narratives of Civilization and Wilderness” (Routledge 2015). part2 part3 part4 For an indepth critical analysis of Winnie the Pooh and other children’s books, read the Phd dissertation on Children’s Literature as Knowledge, Culture, and Social Foundation, available in PDF at […]

1988

(with English subtitles)

(based on a Ukrainian folk tale with English subtitles)

This animation film is the unschooling hymn! Maxim Gorki’s cry for freedom in his Song of a Storm Petrel gets beaten, confined, and finally murdered within the stone walls of school. The role of the teacher in this instance is to slam any attempt of the soul to flee the prison-like building. Each time the […]

Drawing animation: 1.All because of the Hat: Spring (1980) 2.Summer in Moominvalley (1981) 3.Autumn comes to Moominvalley (1983)

For an in-depth analysis, please see my book Children’s Literature, Domestication, and Social Foundation: Narratives of Civilization and Wilderness (Routledge 2015). Puppet animation (the three parts form a feature film): 1.Moomintrolls and all the others (based on Comet in Moominvalley) 2.Moomintroll and the Comet 3.The Road Home For a deeper critical analysis of the Moomins, read […]