WALL-E: A Robot That Reminds Us About Being Human

Popović, Ana

Scientific paper - Original scientific paper

WALL-E: A Robot That Reminds Us About Being Human

In: Journal of the International Symposium of Students of English, Croatian and Italian Studies. / Ćurčić, Ana; Jović, Andrea (Ed.). Split: University of Split, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2018. pp. 61-77. urn:nbn:hr:172:113982

Popović, Ana

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Popović, A. (2018). WALL-E: A Robot That Reminds Us About Being Human. In A. Ćurčić, (Ed.), A. Jović, (Ed.), Journal of the International Symposium of Students of English, Croatian and Italian Studies (pp. 61-77). Split: University of Split, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:172:113982

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Popović, Ana. "WALL-E: A Robot That Reminds Us About Being Human." Journal of the International Symposium of Students of English, Croatian and Italian Studies, edited by Ana Ćurčić, edited by Andrea Jović, University of Split, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2018, pp. 61-77. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:172:113982

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Popović, Ana. "WALL-E: A Robot That Reminds Us About Being Human." In Journal of the International Symposium of Students of English, Croatian and Italian Studies, 61-77. Split: University of Split, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2018. Accessed 2024 April 19. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:172:113982

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Popović, A. (2018) 'WALL-E: A Robot That Reminds Us About Being Human', in Ćurčić, A. (ed.), Jović, A. (ed.), Journal of the International Symposium of Students of English, Croatian and Italian Studies, University of Split, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Split, pp. 61-77. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:172:113982 (Accessed 19 April 2024)

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Popović A. WALL-E: A Robot That Reminds Us About Being Human. In: A. Ćurčić, ed., A. Jović, ed. Journal of the International Symposium of Students of English, Croatian and Italian Studies. Split: University of Split, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; 2018. Pp. 61-77. [cited 2024 April 19] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:172:113982

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A. Popović, "WALL-E: A Robot That Reminds Us About Being Human", Journal of the International Symposium of Students of English, Croatian and Italian Studies, A. Ćurčić and A. Jović, Eds. Split: University of Split, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2018. [Online] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:172:113982 [Accessed: 19 April 2024]

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Title (english)	WALL-E: A Robot That Reminds Us About Being Human
Author	Ana Popović
Editor	Ana Ćurčić
Editor	Andrea Jović
Author's institution	University of Zagreb
Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline	HUMANISTIC SCIENCES Art Sciences Filmology
Abstract (english)	Ecological themes have in recent years started to become part of cinematic production, especially in the genre of animated film which serves as a platform for creating alternative realities to depict a reflection of the reality we live in. Disney and Pixar's 2008 animated movie WALL-E is the perfect example of such an approach to representing the Anthropocene. The movie is set in a post-apocalyptic future which is a consequence of the human obsession with consumption and technology. Despite having survived the apocalypse and continuing its way of living in a “consumer paradise” aboard a spaceship, the human race has deteriorated mentally and physically, to a point where humans exist almost as machines. In contrast, a nonhuman machine, the robot WALL-E, is given agency and human-like qualities, in order to awaken humans from their state of dependence on consumption and lead them back to a life in harmony with nature. By juxtaposing a non-human agent and non-reactive humans, the movie opens a critical perspective of the human treatment of their environment in the capitalist system and points to the most pressing issues of the Anthropocene, while at the same time offering a solution in renouncing anthropocentric ignorance and resisting the hegemonic consumer systems in place.
Keywords (english)
Language	english
Publication type	Scientific paper - Original scientific paper
Publication status	Published
Peer review	Peer review
Publication version	Published version
Publication title	Journal of the International Symposium of Students of English, Croatian and Italian Studies
Numbering	no. 1, pp. 61-77
ISBN	978-953-352-026-1
URN:NBN	urn:nbn:hr:172:113982
Publication	2018-10-04
Conference	Title: Second International Symposium of Students of English, Croatian and Italian Studies: Easy to s(t)ay? Location: Split, Croatia Organizer: Udruga iTHEom Start date: 2017-10-13 End date: 2017-10-15 Assembly type: Lecture
Type of resource	Text
Publisher	University of Split, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Publishing place	Split
Access conditions	Open access
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