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Title Diversity in Disney films : critical essays on race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality and disability / edited by Johnson Cheu
Published Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 307 pages)
Contents Beyond the fairest : essays on race and ethnicity -- Traditions and transformations : essays on gender and sexuality -- Of beasts and innocents : essays on disability -- Up and out : essays on reimaginings and new visions
Summary "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."--Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Walt Disney Productions.
Pixar (Firm)
SUBJECT Pixar (Firm) fast
Walt Disney Productions fast
Walt Disney Company Burbank, Calif. gnd
Pixar Animation Studios gnd
Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer Bitterfeld gnd
Subject Motion pictures -- United States -- History and criticism
Animated films -- United States -- History and criticism
Race in motion pictures.
Ethnicity in motion pictures.
Sex role in motion pictures.
Disabilities in motion pictures.
People with disabilities in motion pictures.
ART -- Film & Video.
PERFORMING ARTS -- Film & Video -- Reference.
Ethnicity in motion pictures
Disabilities in motion pictures
Sex role in motion pictures
Race in motion pictures
Animated films
Disabilities
Ethnicity
Motion pictures
People with disabilities
Race
Sex role
Rassendiskriminierung Motiv
Animationsfilm
Ethnische Gruppe Motiv
Geschlechterrolle Motiv
Behinderter Motiv.
Animerad film -- historia.
Rasrelationer i filmen.
Könsroller i filmen.
Personer med funktionsnedsättning i filmen.
United States
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
dissertations.
Academic theses.
Thèses et écrits académiques.
Form Electronic book
Author Cheu, Johnson, 1969- editor.
ISBN 9781476600093
1476600090
9781283940870
1283940876