Mouse That Roared - Disney and the End of Innocence

Informationen zum Autor Henry A. Giroux, Grace Pollock Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Introduction: Disney's Troubled Utopia 2 1. Disney and the Politics of Public Culture 3 2. Learning with Disney: From Baby Einstein to High School Musical 4 3. Children's Culture and Disney's Animated Films 5 4. Disney, Militarization, and the National Security State After 9/11 6 5. Globalizing the Disney Empire 7 Conclusion: Turning the World into a Disney Store

Product details

• Authors: GIROUX, Henry A Giroux, Henry A. Giroux, Henry A. Pollock Giroux, Giroux Henry A., Grace Pollock
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.04.2010
• EAN: 9781442201439
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-0143-9
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 210 mm x 15 mm
• Series: Print on Demand
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > General, dictionaries; USA, Popular Culture, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Entertainment, United States of America, USA, Film, TV and Radio industries, Cinema Industry