The mouse that roared
Subtitle: Disney and the end of innocence
By: Henry A. Giroux and Grace Pollock
Contributors: Pollock, Grace, 1976-
Edition: Updated and expanded ed.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 285
ISBN-13: 9781442201439
Description: How are children--and their parents--affected by the world's most influential corporation? Giroux explores the surprisingly diverse ways in which Disney strives to dominate global media and shape the desires, needs, and futures of today's children.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-269) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : Disney's troubled utopia; title: Disney and the politics of public culture; title: Learning with Disney : from Baby Einstein to High school musical; title: Children's culture and Disney's animated films; title: Disney, militarization, and the national-security state after 9/11; title: Globalizing the Disney empire; title: Conclusion : turning the world into a Disney store.