Description
Book SynopsisA spirited defense of Disney entertainment which argues that Disney paved the way for today's multicultural values through its positive portrayal of women, ethnic minorities, gays, and non-Christian spirituality.
Trade Review"Brode emerges [as] a worthy proponent of Disney's democratic vision, wielding a powerful argument for Disney as a forerunner of multicultural values in America. The significance of his work cannot be overstated." Deborah C. Mitchell, Westminster College, author of Diane Keaton: Artist and Icon and co-author of The Makeover in Movies
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction. I Had a Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes: In Defense of Disney, Part I
- 1. Return of the Vanishing American: Disney and the Native Experience
- 2. Together in Perfect Harmony: Disney and the Civil Rights Movement
- 3. Beat of a Different Drum: Ethnicity and Individualization in Disney
- 4. Racial and Sexual Identity in America: Disney's Subversion of the Victorian Ideal
- 5. "If It Feels Good, Do It!": Disney and the Sexual Revolution
- 6. Our Bodies, Ourselves: Disney and Feminism
- 7. Something Wiccan This Way Comes: Walt's Wonderful World of Witchcraft
- 8. Beyond the Celluloid Closet: Disney and the Gay Experience
- Conclusion. Popular Culture and Political Correctness: In Defense of Disney, Part II
- Notes
- Index
