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Tinker Belles and evil queens : the Walt Disney Company from the inside out /

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The Walt Disney company is the brand name of conservative American family values, but also has a long and complex history with the gay and lesbian community. This text examines that relationship from the 1930s up to the 1990s.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Griffin, Sean (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : New York University Press, [2000]
Subjects:
Walt Disney Company > History.
Homosexuality and motion pictures.
Gay culture.
Walt Disney Company.
Walt Disney Company > Burbank, Calif.
Homosexualität
Online Access:Contributor biographical information
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Table of Contents:
  • I. With Walt
  • Mickey's monastery: sexuality and the "Disney mystique"
  • "Mickey Mouse - always gay!": reading Disney queerly during Walt's reign
  • II. Since Walt
  • Finding a place in the kingdom: homosexuality at Disney during the Eisner era
  • "Part of your world": reading Disney queerly in the Eisner era
  • "You've never had a friend like me": target marketing Disney to a gay community.