Rethinking Disney: Private Control, Public Dimensions

Rethinking Disney: Private Control, Public Dimensions
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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 companyâ€™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; Disneyâ€™s connection to sweatshops; commodification of The Lion King on Broadway; the transformation of Winnie the Pooh; Disneyâ€™s experience in urban planning in Times Square and Celebration, Florida; and Disneyâ€™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.
Country USA
Brand Wesleyan University Press
Manufacturer Wesleyan University Press
Binding Paperback
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9780819567901
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

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