| Description |
x, 270 pages ; 24 cm |
| Series |
AFI film readers |
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AFI film readers.
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| Contents |
Introduction: How to Read Walt Disney / Eric Smoodin -- 1. Genius at Work: Walt Disney / Paul Hollister -- 2. Film Phenomena / Walter Wanger -- 3. Mickey Icarus, 1943: Fusing Ideas with the Art of the Animated Cartoon / Walter Wanger -- 4. The Magic Worlds of Walt Disney / Robert De Roos -- 5. Disney's Business History: A Reinterpretation / Douglas Gomery -- 6. Disney After Disney: Family Business and the Business of Family / Jon Lewis -- 7. Painting a Plausible World: Disney's Color Prototypes / Richard Neupert -- 8. The Betrayal of the Future: Walt Disney's EPCOT Center / Alexander Wilson -- 9. "Surprise Package": Looking Southward with Disney / Julianne Burton-Carvajal -- 10. Pato Donald's Gender Ducking / Jose Piedra -- 11. Cultural Contagion: On Disney's Health Education Films for Latin America / Lisa Cartwright and Brian Goldfarb -- 12. Images of Empire: Tokyo Disneyland and Japanese Cultural Imperialism / Mitsuhiro Yoshimoto |
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13. The Mickey in Macy's Window: Childhood, Consumerism, and Disney Animation / Richard deCordova -- 14. Fantasia: Cultural Constructions of Disney's "Masterpiece" / Moya Luckett |
| Summary |
An interdisciplinary examination of Walt Disney and his empire. Examining Disney at a time of expansion with new mall stores and theme parks, these essays look at its domestic cultural production and global politics |
| Analysis |
Animated films |
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United States |
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Animated films |
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United States |
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DISNEY, WALT |
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FANTASIA (US, Walt Disney, 1940) |
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MERCHANDISING |
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WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-255) and index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-255) and index |
| Subject |
Disney, Walt, 1901-1966 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Disney, Walt, 1901-1966.
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Walt Disney Company.
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Intercultural communication.
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Popular culture.
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| Author |
Smoodin, Eric Loren.
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| LC no. |
93032366 |
| ISBN |
0415906156 (hb : acid-free paper) |
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0415906164 (pb : acid-free paper) |
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