Biography of walt disney childhood books online

Byrne, Eleanor, and Martin McQuillan. Deconstructing Disney. London: Pluto,

Investigates the social, historical, cultural, political and philosophical contexts of The Little Mermaid, The Lion King, Pocahontas, Snow White, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Dumbo, Peter Pan, The Jungle Book, Hercules, and Mulan. Also addresses the exportation of Disney ideology to other countries.

Forgacs, David. “Disney Animation and the Business of Childhood.” Screen (Winter ): –

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Forgacs studies the sexual innuendos of characters and concludes that most Disney stories end with the maturation of the child and with an adolescent separation from the parent.

Giroux, Henry A., and Grace Pollock. The Mouse That Roared: Disney and the End of Innocence. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield,

Debunks the notion that Disney’s products are innocent. Giroux and Pollock are alarmed at Disney’s misrepresentation of the past and the present in order to be more marketable, all the while feeding children with cultural messages that are neither democratic nor socially and psychologically wholesome.

Grant, John. Encyclopedia of Walt Disney’s Animated Characters: From Mickey Mouse to Hercules. New York: Hyperion,

Illustrated guide to every Disney character created for film and television before Includes plot synopsis, history of production, analysis of characters (but without great depth), and critical reception.

Sinyard, Neil. The Best of Disney. New York: Portland House,

History of Disney’s films from to , with brief commentary about each and without analysis.

Smoodin, Eric. “Introduction: How to Read Walt Disney.” In Disney Discourse: Producing the Magic Kingdom. Edited by Eric Smoodin, 1– New York: Routledge,

Covers, briefly, everything about Disney: his life, his films (including all genres), and the theme parks. Although Smoodin acknowledges the history of colonizing strategies and effects of Disney, he recognizes a post–Cold War ideology that is more universal and inclusive, regardless of political undercurrents, in its guiding mission to provide “fun family entertainment.”

Wasko, Janet. Understanding Disney. Malden, MA: Blackwell,

Interdisciplinary analysis of Disney as a cultural phenomenon, focused on Disney’s history, company products, and theme parks. Analytical tools used are political, economic, cultural, and reader response.