Pigs
Pigs in the Films of Hayao Miyazaki
In the fantastic worlds of Studio Ghibli’s master storyteller Hayao Miyazaki, pigs are parents, gods, and—yep—fighter pilots.
Ashley Chang holds a doctorate from Yale School of Drama, where her research examined environmental activism and the role of the ecological sciences in contemporary theater. She earned her undergraduate degree in English from Stanford University. Her writing has been published in PAJ: A Journal of Performance and Art, Afterall, Global Performance Studies, Common Dreams, and elsewhere.
Pigs
In the fantastic worlds of Studio Ghibli’s master storyteller Hayao Miyazaki, pigs are parents, gods, and—yep—fighter pilots.
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US
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Perspectives
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US
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Food Justice
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