Appropriated tales : race and the Disney fairy-tale mode /
"An excavation of how Disney films shape culture--and misrepresent it. In Appropriated Tales, scholar Michelle Anya Anjirbag examines Disney's method of fairy-tale storytelling to determine how the corporation has shaped public understanding of what fairy tales are and who belongs within t...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Detroit, Michigan :
Wayne State University Press,
[2026]
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| Series: | The Donald Haase series in fairy-tale studies
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| Summary: | "An excavation of how Disney films shape culture--and misrepresent it. In Appropriated Tales, scholar Michelle Anya Anjirbag examines Disney's method of fairy-tale storytelling to determine how the corporation has shaped public understanding of what fairy tales are and who belongs within them. Covering a span of years "from mermaid to mermaid"--from the 1989 animated The Little Mermaid to the 2023 live-action remake starring Halle Bailey--she deconstructs and interrogates Disney's corporate commodification of multiculturalism and diversity, centering its impact on misrepresented people and cultures over the stated intentions of the producers. Further, Anjirbag demonstrates that Disney shapes childhood experiences and imagination in a way that strategically promotes American cultural imperialism. Through close film analysis, applied critical theory, and social analysis of the Disney corporation, Anjirbag unearths a new framework for studies of Disney fairy tales and how they shape popular culture."--Publisher's website. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 246 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-242) and index (pages 243-246). |
| ISBN: | 9780814351093 9780814351086 0814351085 0814351093 |