Reprint

The Psychosocial Implications of Disney Movies

Edited by
July 2019
246 pages
  • ISBN978-3-03897-848-0 (Paperback)
  • ISBN978-3-03897-849-7 (PDF)

This is a Reprint of the Special Issue The Psychosocial Implications of Disney Movies that was published in

Business & Economics
Social Sciences, Arts & Humanities
Summary

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.

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