Disney culture / John Wills.

Author/creator Wills, John, 1971-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2017]
Descriptionv, 158 pages ; 19 cm.
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Subjects

SeriesQuick takes: movies and popular culture
Contents Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter One: Making Disney Magic -- Chapter Two: The World According to Disney -- Chapter Three: Disney Dollars -- Chapter Four: Disney Values -- Further Reading -- Works Cited -- Index.
Abstract "Over the past century, Disney has grown from a small American animation studio into a multipronged global media giant. Today, the company's annual revenue exceeds the GDP of over 100 countries, and its portfolio has grown to include Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm, ABC, and ESPN. With a company so diversified, is it still possible to identify a coherent Disney vision or message? Disney Culture proposes that there is still a unifying Disney ethos, one that can be traced back to the corporate philosophy that Walt Disney himself developed back in the 1920s. Yet, as cultural historian John Wills demonstrates, Disney's values have also adapted to changing social climates. At the same time, the world of Disney has profoundly shaped how Americans view the world. Wills offers a nuanced take on the corporate ideologies running through animated and live-action Disney movies from Frozen to Fantasia, from Mary Poppins to Star Wars: The Force Awakens. But Disney Culture encompasses much more than just movies as it explores the intersections between Disney's business practices and its cultural mythmaking. Welcome to "the Disney Way.""-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 135-145) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2016032171
ISBN9780813589138 (hardback)

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