Dundes, Lauren <br/><br/>
The Psychosocial Implications of Disney Movies 

 -  MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute  2019 
 - 1 electronic resource (246 p.) 
<br/><br/> Open Access 
<br/><br/> In this volume of 15 articles, contributors from a wide range of disciplines present their analyses of Disney movies and Disney music, which are mainstays of popular culture. The power of the Disney brand has heightened the need for academics to question whether Disney’s films and music function as a tool of the Western elite that shapes the views of those less empowered. Given its global reach, how the Walt Disney Company handles the role of race, gender, and sexuality in social structural inequality merits serious reflection according to a number of the articles in the volume. On the other hand, other authors argue that Disney productions can help individuals cope with difficult situations or embrace progressive thinking. The different approaches to the assessment of Disney films as cultural artifacts also vary according to the theoretical perspectives guiding the interpretation of both overt and latent symbolic meaning in the movies. The authors of the 15 articles encourage readers to engage with the material, showcasing a variety of views about the good, the bad, and the best way forward. 
<br/><br/><br/>Creative Commons 
<br/><br/><br/>English 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>books978-3-03897-849-7 9783038978497 9783038978480 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>10.3390/books978-3-03897-849-7  doi 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Zeus snowmen adaptation family jewels motherhood feminist political economy of media Lilo &amp music children heroism princess transnational media feminist film criticism EPCOT stereotyping applause family function queer gender entertainment masculinity fireworks diversity world coping mechanisms appropriation selflessness snowflake Megara Pixar Walter Benjamin cultivation gender nonconformity Disney Elsa enchantment witches empowered mothering cultural studies bullroarer postfeminism storms imperialism magic matrix of domination sexuality beauty children’s media fertility boobs and boyfriends girls parthenogenesis Polynesia coloniality commodification Marshmallow content coding analysis colonialism Moana Let it Go non-binary Africana family roles hypermasculinity media criticism cultures political economy of film mean girls death engagement ring Olaf intersectionality Hercules sounds Kristoff Dumbo hegemony park alternative royals prince girl cartoon pink elephants Stitch gender stereotypes standing ovation gender roles wedding toast diamond content analysis family structure feminism family