D E PA R T M E N T
By Whitney Friedlander
THE
ART OF
INCLUSION
ASK ANY ANIMATION GUILD MEMBER WHAT WAS THE FIRST
CARTOON THEY SAW AND THEY WILL ANSWER WITHOUT
HESITATION, DESCRIBING THE INDELIBLE IMAGES THAT
ARE IMPRINTED IN THEIR MINDS. SUCH IS THE POWER
OF ANIMATION—INFLUENCING CHILDREN THROUGH ITS
IMAGERY AND OFTEN LEAVING A LASTING IMPRESSION.
How artists represent cultural diversity
without resorting to stereotypes
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22 KEYFRAME
