Description
Book SynopsisCensored and condemned, this is a Marxist critique of how our favourite cartoons are vehicles for capitalist ideology.
Trade Review'A handbook of de-colonization' -- John Berger
'The book has a rambunctious humor that complements its polemical spirit . . . As Disney has evolved from an animation studio into a corporate behemoth—with theme parks, a cruise line, and content streaming around the world—How to Read Donald Duck and its charge of cultural imperialism rings all the truer' -- New Yorker
Table of ContentsIntroduction To The Fourth Edition - Ariel Dorfman
Preface To The English Edition - Ariel Dorfman & Armand Mattelart
Introduction To The English Edition - David Kunzle
Apology For Duckology
Introduction: Instructions On How To Become A General In The Disneyland Club
I. Uncle, Buy Me A Contraceptive …
II. From The Child To The Noble Savage
III. From The Noble Savage To The Third World
IV. The Great Parachutist
V. The Ideas Machine
VI. The Age Of The Dead Statues
Conclusion: Power To Donald Duck?
Selected Bibliography
Appendix:
Donald Duck Vs. Chilean Socialism:
A Fair Use Exchange
John Shelton Lawrence
Endnotes
