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Biography

Furniss attended

, studied "Telecommunications and Film," received a

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in 1983 and a

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in 1987. In 1994 she received a

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(Ph.D.) from

in 1994 using the dissertation "Things of the Spirit: A Study of Abstract Film." She is the founding editor of ''Animation Journal'', a peer-reviewed scholarly journal about animation. Furniss contributed to the

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Works

*''Chuck Jones: Conversations'' - Contains many interviews related to

*''Art in Motion: Animation Aesthetics'' *''The Animation Bible: A Practical Guide to the Art of Animating from Flipbooks to Flash'' *''Things of the Spirit: A Study of Abstract Animation''Things of the Spirit: A Study of Abstract Animation
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References

External links

*
Art in Motion: Animation Aesthetics
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Furniss' Animation History Classes website

* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20080704132249/http://www.awn.com/mag/issue3.11/3.11pages/bendazzimotion.php3 Art in Motion: Animation Aesthetics book review by Giannalberto Bendazzi- Hosted on

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