Jay P. Telotte, published as J. P. Telotte, is a

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in the

School of Literature, Media, and Communication The School of Literature, Media, and Communication (LMC) is one of six units of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts at the Georgia Institute of Technology. The School focuses primarily on interdisciplinary approaches to the humanities, social sc ...

at the

Georgia Institute of Technology The Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly referred to as Georgia Tech or, in the state of Georgia, as Tech or The Institute, is a public research university and institute of technology in Atlanta, Georgia. Established in 1885, it is part of ...

. With over 150 published scholarly articles and 10 published books, his area of expertise lies in

film studies Film studies is an academic discipline that deals with various theoretical, historical, and critical approaches to cinema as an art form and a medium. It is sometimes subsumed within media studies and is often compared to television studies. ...

. His primary field of study is

film history The history of film chronicles the development of a visual art form created using film technologies that began in the late 19th century. The advent of film as an artistic medium is not clearly defined. However, the commercial, public scr ...

and genres, and he is particularly involved in the studies of

science fiction Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel unive ...

. In his book ''Animating the Science Fiction Imagination'', Telotte combines his interest in the science fiction genre and

animation Animation is a method by which image, still figures are manipulated to appear as Motion picture, moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on transparent cel, celluloid sheets to be photographed and exhibited ...

to explore the intersection between the two.

Education

In 1971, Telotte received his

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in English and education from Loyola University. Two years later, in 1973, he received his

master's A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.

in English from the

University of New Orleans The University of New Orleans (UNO) is a public research university in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is a member of the University of Louisiana System and the Urban 13 association. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High rese ...

and later, in 1976, his

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in the same field from the

University of Florida The University of Florida (Florida or UF) is a public land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida, traces its origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its ...

Career

Telotte joined the faculty at the

in 1979 as an

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, and was later promoted as a full

in the

in 1991. For three years, he served as the interim chair of Georgia Tech's School of Literature, Media, and Communication. In his own works and research pursuits, Telotte dedicates himself to exploring the history and various genres of film. He is particularly interested in exploring animation and the genre of science fiction. Amongst the 10 books he currently has published, a significant number of them are dedicated to these subjects. In his book ''Animating Space: From Mickey to Wall-E'', Telotte discusses the ways in which animation artists have utilized “the blank template” and their physically limited artistic spaces, as well as the physical and philosophical notion of space according to

culture Culture () is an umbrella term which encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, customs, capabilities, and habits of the individuals in these groups.Tyl ...

. He also discusses the notion of space in the strictly science fiction definition through his book ''Animating the Science Fiction Imagination''. In this work, Telotte details the historical development of the science fiction genre in the mid 1900s and how animation played a role in society's changing perception of it. In addition to his own published books, Telotte has written and published over 150 scholarly articles. He has also acted as the editor for four published books and is currently the co-editor of the film journal Post Script. Telotte is on the editorial board for a number of other film and genre-related journals, such as Literature/Film Quarterly.

Select works

*Telotte, Jay. ''Animating the Science Fiction Imagination''. Oxford University Press, 2017. *Telotte, Jay. ''Robot Ecology and the Science Fiction Film''. Routledge, 2016. *Telotte, Jay. ''Science Fiction Television''. Routledge, 2014. *Telotte, Jay. ''Science Fiction Film, Television, and Adaptation''. Routledge, 2013. *Telotte, Jay. ''Animating Space: From Mickey to WALL-E''. University Press of Kentucky, 2010.

References

External links

Telotte's Homepage
{{DEFAULTSORT:Telotte, Jay Loyola University New Orleans alumni University of New Orleans alumni University of Florida alumni Georgia Tech faculty Living people Year of birth missing (living people)