Viewing the (Re)Animated Irish Elk and Wolf: Identity Formation in Animated Films The Last Elk (1998) and Wolfwalkers (2020)

This paper considers how the Irish elk and wolf, two species long extinct within Ireland, are imbued with symbolic national and cultural significance in Cartoon Saloon’s feature film Wolfwalkers (Moore and Stewart 2020) and Brown Bag’s short The Last Elk (Shannon 1998). Lauri Honko’s concept of iden...

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Main Author: Sophie Quin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asociación Española de Estudios Irlandeses 2025-03-01
Series:Estudios Irlandeses
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Online Access:https://www.estudiosirlandeses.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Sophie-Quin_DEF.pdf
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