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The mouse that roared : Disney and the end of innocence / Henry A. Giroux and Grace Pollock.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Lanham, Md. [etc.] : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, cop. 2010.Edition: Updated and expanded edDescription: xviii, 285 p. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 1442201436
  • 9781442201439
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 741.5 DIS
Subject: Introduction : Disney\'s troubled utopia -- Disney and the politics of public culture -- Learning with Disney : from Baby Einstein to High school musical -- Children\'s culture and Disney\'s animated films -- Disney, militarization, and the national-security state after 9/11 -- Globalizing the Disney empire -- Conclusion : turning the world into a Disney store.
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Standard Loan LSAD Library Main Collection 741.5 DIS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 39002100561803

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

How are children-and their parents-affected by the world's most influential corporation? Henry A. Giroux explores the surprisingly diverse ways in which Disney, while hiding behind a cloak of innocence and entertainment, strives to dominate global media and shape the desires, needs, and futures of today's children.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-269) and index.

Introduction : Disney\'s troubled utopia -- Disney and the politics of public culture -- Learning with Disney : from Baby Einstein to High school musical -- Children\'s culture and Disney\'s animated films -- Disney, militarization, and the national-security state after 9/11 -- Globalizing the Disney empire -- Conclusion : turning the world into a Disney store.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Preface to the Second Edition (p. xiii)
  • Acknowledgments (p. xvii)
  • Introduction: Disney's Troubled Utopia (p. 1)
  • 1 Disney and the Politics of Public Culture (p. 17)
  • 2 Learning with Disney: From Baby Einstein to High School Musical (p. 57)
  • 3 Children's Culture and Disney's Animated Films (p. 91)
  • 4 Disney, Militarization, and the National-Security State after 9/11 (p. 133)
  • 5 Globalizing the Disney Empire (p. 157)
  • Conclusion: Turning the World into a Disney Store (p. 205)
  • Notes (p. 221)
  • Index (p. 271)
  • About the Authors (p. 285)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Henry A. Giroux is the well-known author of numerous books and articles on society, education, and political culture. He is Waterbury Chair of Education at Pennsylvania State University and lives in State College, Pennsylvania.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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