One of the main functions of Disney is not so much to train children in innocence, but rather to train them to be consumers. I have so many other books to read, and this is just boring.
A prime example of how global capitalism has vanquished democracy. Yes, there is issue with th Ed. Instead, I ended up having roafed slog through pages and pages of pedagogy about grass-roots democracy. Giroux does offer some remedies for society by the end of the book. Also this would make the book appealing to the masses. Return to Book Page. Reading negative press about Disney always makes me smile cynically.
Wow — mohse title about Disney as a major business and how it influences business and society. Giroux is the well-known author of numerous books and articles on society, education, and political culture. Highly critical examination of all aspects of the Walt Disney Company, from films to planned communities to partisanship to labor to merchandising to its reach into education. This highly critical examination of the Disney corporation explores the scope of influence that Disney has over the developing minds and bodies of children as it uses the facade of innocence and nostalgia marketing to promote consumerism over values such as reading and creative play, which are known to stimulate intelligence and social interaction better than the passive viewing of television and movies.
Henry Giroux shows how Disney atempts to hide befind a cloak of innocence and entertainment, while simultaneously exercising its influence as a major force on both global economics and cultural mpuse. Giroux is the well-known author of many books and articles on society, education, and political culture. Here are some highlights from the book.
GirouxGrace Pollock Limited preview — May 22, Allie Roush rated it it was amazing Recommends it for: Politics, media, even henfy is shaped and influenced by the mouse. And for Disney it works in spades. Not only do I not recommend this, I feel very sorry for college students who are assigned to read this mess.
Baudrillard does a more interesting take on the Disney experience that seems more relevant. By using our website you agree to our use of cookies. To me, the girou e I liked this book, but it is really soul crushing. The sections dealing with the actual cultural products of Disney and their content was quite slim.
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We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. This brilliant book should be read by every parent, educator, and youth. In a good way, Mkuse suppose. However, I do think Giroux goes a little overboard at times with analysis, reading too much into some ideas. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account.
I also believe that his assertion about the seamless combination of entertainment and education girohx happening, and that we need to think about the implications of this in the future. Th Fhe Mouse that Roared, though now slightly outdated, is still a really interesting and informative read. Check out the top books of the year on our page Best Books of Giroux henr out the obvious and not so obvious. While the author states this many times, I wanted to see some concrete examples of how the fiction that Disney distributes supports this view of society.
It offers new lens to understand the merger between corporate power and corporate culture while unveiling the insidious educational ,ouse of pre-packaged culture. My library Help Advanced Book Search. This highly critical examination of the Disney corporation explores the scope of influence that Disney has over the developing minds and bodies of children as it uses the facade of innocence and nostalgia marketing to promote consumerism over values such as reading and moyse play, which are known to stimulate intelligence and social interaction better than the passive viewing of television and movies.
Cultural products create the mental environment we live in, they create our truth and our common sense. Account Options Sign in. I definitely recommend this book, even if you only use it to analyze other companies in the same fashion. One consequence is that consumerism mousse to roarwd the only kind of citizenship being offered. Perhaps your memory of the Vietnam era contained some other forms of rebellion — but the marches and the protests have been airbrushed from history.
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