Rethinking Disney: Private Control, Public Dimensions
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| Rating | : | 4.38 (574 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0819567906 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 360 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-04-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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Eye opening I hope Disney doesn't see that I bought this book for a term paper when I apply for a job there. haha.But in terms of a corporation, you learn a lot about Disney from this book.The author isn't a cynical butt either. He admits (or talks of people who do, I can't remember) that he will almost always love Disneyland even though he knows all about Disney's dirty deeds.A good read if you want to broaden knowledge.. Robert A. Williams said Disney: Socialist Perspectives. As authors Mike Budd and MAX KIRSCH along with contributors Lee Artz, Sean Griffin, Dick Hebdige, Radha Jhappan, Daiva Stasiulis, and Susan Willis show in this collection of eleven interdisciplinary essays, the Walt Disney corporation has grown far beyond its origins in animated films and theme parks to become a BIG multinational corporation with global cultural programming power. Although the authors purport to take an economic approach to corporatism's "Disney-sized" problems, they do little
This is the most up-to-date effort to inform and warn us about what each of the tentacles is up to. "Disney's octopus-like reach into every corner of our lives has long been an issue of grave public concern. Required reading!"-- Andrew Ross, author of The Celebration Chronicles
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. 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.. 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. 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