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Rethinking Disney : Private Control, Public Dimensions by Max H. Kirsch (2005, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherWesleyan University Press

ISBN-100819567906

ISBN-139780819567901

eBay Product ID (ePID)46745704

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Number of Pages360 Pages

Publication NameRethinking Disney : Private Control, Public Dimensions

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2005

SubjectFilm / Genres / Animated, Popular Culture

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaPerforming Arts, Social Science

AuthorMax H. Kirsch

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height1 in

Item Weight19.2 Oz

Item Length8.9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2005-012229

Dewey Edition22

Reviews"Disney's octopus-like reach into every corner of our lives has long been an issue of grave public concern. This is the most up-to-date effort to inform and warn us about what each of the tentacles is up to. Required reading!"--Andrew Ross, author of The Celebration Chronicles "Disney's octopus-like reach into every corner of our lives has long been an issue of grave public concern. This is the most up-to-date effort to inform and warn us about what each of the tentacles is up to. Required reading!"--Andrew Ross, author of The Celebration Chronicles "The authors present unique and compelling looks at a wide range of Disney enterprises. Highly recommended for students and researchers, as well as others interested in popular culture and its role in society."--Janet Wasko, Professor of Communication Studies, University of Oregon, "Disney's octopus-like reach into every corner of our lives has long been an issue of grave public concern. This is the most up-to-date effort to inform and warn us about what each of the tentacles is up to. Required reading!"-- Andrew Ross, author of The Celebration Chronicles, "Disney's octopus-like reach into every corner of our lives has long been an issue of grave public concern. This is the most up-to-date effort to inform and warn us about what each of the tentacles is up to. Required reading!"--Andrew Ross, author of The Celebration Chronicles

Grade FromCollege Graduate Student

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal384/.8/0979494

Table Of ContentPreface Introduction: Private Disney, Public Disney ? Mike Budd PART ONE: ALTERNATIVE HISTORIES Dis-Gnosis: Disney and the Re-Tooling of Knowledge, Art, Culture, Life Etcetera ? Dick Hebdige Disney's Bestiary ? Susan Willis PART TWO: CAPITALISM, COMMODIFICATION, GLOBALIZATION Monarchs, Monsters and Multiculturalism: Disney's Menu for Global Hierarchy ? Lee Artz The Lion King, Mimesis, and Disney's Magical Capitalism ? Maurya Wickstrom PART THREE: HIERARCHIES: RACE, CLASS, GENDER, SEXUALITY Curiouser and Curiouser: Gay Days at the Disney Theme Parks ? Sean Griffin Anglophilia and the Discreet Charm of the English Voice in Disney's Pocahontas Films ? Radha Jhappan and Daiva Stasiulis PART FOUR: REPRESENTATION, SIMULATION, APPROPRIATION Everybody Wants a Piece of Pooh: Winnie, from Adaptation to Market Saturation ? Aaron Taylor Truer than Life: Disney's Animal Kingdom ? Scott Hermanson PART FIVE: URBAN PLANNING AND THEMED ENVIRONMENTS Saying No to Disney: Disney's Demise in Four American Cities ? Stacy Warren Synergy City: How Times Square and Celebration are Integrated into Disney's Marketing Cycle ? Frank Roost Disneyfication, the Stadium, and the Politics of Ambiance ? Greg Siegel Contributors Index

SynopsisWide-ranging interdisciplinary essays look at the Disney empire. In recent years, the Walt Disney Company has grown far beyond its beginnings in animated films and theme parks to become a major multinational corporation with global reach. As the company's activities have grown more complex and its influence more ubiquitous, both its internal practices and its attempts to control its now global public environment have generated conflicts that contradict the classic Disney publicity image. The 11 wide-ranging, interdisciplinary essays in this collection cover topics including Animal Kingdom; Gay Days at the theme parks; Disney's connection to sweatshops; commodification of The Lion King on Broadway; the transformation of Winnie the Pooh; Disney's experience in urban planning in Times Square and Celebration, Florida; and Disney's America. A comprehensive introduction contextualizes the essays and relates them to earlier Disney studies. CONTRIBUTORS include Lee Artz, Sean Griffin, Dick Hebdige, Radha Jhappan, Daiva Stasiulis, and Susan Willis., In recent years, the Walt Disney Company has grown far beyond its beginnings in animated films and theme parks to become a major multinational corporation with global reach. As the company's activities have grown more complex and its influence more ubiquitous, both its internal practices and its attempts to control its now global public environment have generated conflicts that contradict the classic Disney publicity image. The 11 wide-ranging, interdisciplinary essays in this collection cover topics including Animal Kingdom; Gay Days at the theme parks; Disney's connection to sweatshops; commodification of The Lion King on Broadway; the transformation of Winnie the Pooh; Disney's experience in urban planning in Times Square and Celebration, Florida; and Disney's America. A comprehensive introduction contextualizes the essays and relates them to earlier Disney studies. CONTRIBUTORS include Lee Artz, Sean Griffin, Dick Hebdige, Radha Jhappan, Daiva Stasiulis, and Susan Willis.

LC Classification NumberPN1999.W27R48 2005