Diversity in Disney Films: Critical Essays on Race, Ethnicity, Gender, Sexuality and Disability - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0786446013 ISBN 13 : 9780786446018

Editeur : McFarland & Co Inc, 2013

Synopsis

Although its early films featured racial caricatures and exclusively Caucasian heroines, Disney has, in recent years, become more multicultural in its filmic fare and its image. From Aladdin and Pocahontas to the Asian American boy Russell in Up, from the first African American princess in The Princess and the Frog to "Spanish-mode" Buzz Lightyear in Toy Story 3, Disney films have come to both mirror and influence our increasingly diverse society. This essay collection gathers recent scholarship on representations of diversity in Disney and Disney/Pixar films, not only exploring race and gender, but also drawing on perspectives from newer areas of study, particularly sexuality/queer studies, critical whiteness studies, masculinity studies and disability studies. Covering a wide array of films, from Disney's early days and "Golden Age" to the Eisner era and current fare, these essays highlight the social impact and cultural significance of the entertainment giant.

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A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Johnson Cheu is an assistant professor in the Department of Writing, Rhetoric and American Cultures at Michigan State University in East Lansing. He has published work in disability studies and popular culture, as well as poetry and creative essays.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: McFarland & Co Inc
• Date d'édition: 2013
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0786446013
• ISBN 13: 9780786446018
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 315
• Éditeur: Cheu Johnson
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible