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Title: From Mouse to Mermaid: The Politics of Film, Gender, and Culture by Elizabeth Bell, Lynda Haas, Laura Sells, Lynda Hass ISBN: 0253209781 Publisher: Indiana University Press Pub. Date: October, 1995 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.33
Rating: 5
Summary: Accessible Critiques
Comment: Perhaps the most important contribution to Disney Studies this book offers is an accessibility that, at the same time, offers a serious reconsideration of Disney films. Disney, for these scholars, is not above serious consideration and critique. In considering Disney worthy of study, the authors pay Disney a sincere (if backhanded and misunderstood) compliment. Rather than dismissing Disney as "just for children," they collectively question Disney's products and examine their influence.
In this collection of essays, the editors have managed to compile a broad range of materials that critique Disney in the spirit of critique, meaning a thoughtful and serious investigation. As the title suggests, much of the work here is interested in gender, but questions of race and ethnicity are also asked, as well as issues of power and identity. Although these are fairly heady topics, many of the essays are lively and engaging. For those just beginning to study Disney seriously, the works of Jack Zipes and Henry Giroux are recommended. For work on the animated films, the contributions of the editors (Bell, Haas, and Sells) are thought-provoking as well. All the essays, in fact, offer food for thought, whether one is in agreement with the authors or not.
People who think, "But it's just a cartoon," may not enjoy this challenge to reconsider Disney's films for their cultural impact. Then again, these very same people might be the most rewarded by such a collection. It is recommended for educators wishing to introduce critical thinking into a college classroom using Disney films, scholars working in Disney Studies, and Disney enthusiasts keeping abreast on writings on Disney.
Rating: 4
Summary: the not-so-wonderful world of disney book
Comment: Maybe it's about time to change your opinion about Uncle Walt and his gang. This book is a must have for those who consider the walt disney company is not more than just a merchant, selling his merchandises all over the world. And not all of his merchandises are free from hazardous ingredients that can give dangerous impact of the young ones. But the book, and find the sexist, racist and greedy uncle scrooge inside the walt disney company.
Rating: 4
Summary: The history of one of America's best-loved success stories
Comment: To say that Walt Disney affected by upbringing is an understatement. I recalled fond memories as I reviewed the histories of such unforgetable characters as Mickey and Minnie, Donald, Goofy, Pluto, Huey Dewey and Louie and yes, even the Beagle Boys and Uncle Scrooge.
Disney's forays into classic fairy tales and stories , while whitewahsed to some extent, were always pure fun, with just the right touch of fear, sadness, and morality. I am glad to see that his lagacy is carried on and that we can expect even more of the tales we knew or some we didn't, to come to life in the classic Disney style of pure good taste, excelent production values and best of all, happy endings.
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Title: Deconstructing Disney by Eleanor Byrne, Martin McQuillan ISBN: 0745314511 Publisher: Pluto Press Pub. Date: 01 January, 2000 List Price(USD): $22.50 |
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Title: The Mouse that Roared by Henry A. Giroux ISBN: 0847691101 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishing (via NBN) Pub. Date: 01 May, 2001 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Disney Discourse: Producing the Magic Kingdom (Afi Film Readers) by Eric Loren Smoodin ISBN: 0415906164 Publisher: Routledge Pub. Date: March, 1994 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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Title: Kinderculture: The Corporate Construction of Childhood by Shirley R. Steinberg, Joe L. Kincheloe ISBN: 081332310X Publisher: Westview Press Pub. Date: May, 1997 List Price(USD): $34.00 |
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Title: The Case of Peter Pan: Or the Impossibility of Children's Fiction (New Cultural Studies Series) by Jacqueline Rose ISBN: 0812214358 Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press Pub. Date: January, 1993 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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