The Political Economy of Disney

by Alexandre Bohas

Author	: Alexandre Bohas
Publisher	: Springer
Total Pages	: 235
Release	: 2016-09-15
Genre	: Political Science
ISBN	: 1137562382

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This book sheds new light on the socio-economic impact of multinational corporations. Combining Cultural Studies and International Political Economy, it provides a revealing analysis of the Walt Disney Company, and by extension the wider Hollywood studio system. It does so by examining the cultural and economic forces powering the industry's expansion, the 'civilisation' that Disney disseminates, and the various ways that societies beyond the USA have adopted facets of the Hollywood productions to which they are exposed. Identifying both the strengths and the weaknesses of these transnational firms, it demonstrates the significance of their contribution to American power and predominance.

The Political Economy of Information

by Vincent Mosco

Author	: Vincent Mosco
Publisher	: Univ of Wisconsin Press
Total Pages	: 342
Release	: 1988
Genre	: Business & Economics
ISBN	: 9780299115746

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Considers information as an economic good, and examines its effects on political economy as well as on social life and skill needs. Includes case studies of electronic homework in the Federal Republic of Germany and information technologies in the ASEAN countries.

Vinyl Leaves

by Stephen M Fjellman

Author	: Stephen M Fjellman
Publisher	: Routledge
Total Pages	: 428
Release	: 2019-06-20
Genre	: Social Science
ISBN	: 1000010872

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Walt Disney World is a pilgrimage site filled with utopian elements, craft, and whimsy. It’s a pedestrian’s world, where the streets are clean, the employees are friendly, and the trains run on time. All of its elements are themed, presented in a consistent architectural, decorative, horticultural, musical, even olfactory tone, with rides, shows, r

Political Economy of Media Industries

by Randy Nichols

Author	: Randy Nichols
Publisher	: Routledge
Total Pages	: 301
Release	: 2019-10-28
Genre	: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN	: 0429890443

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This book provides a critical political economic examination of the impact of increasingly concentrated global media industries. It addresses different media and communication industries from around the globe, including film, television, music, journalism, telecommunication, and information industries. The authors use case studies to examine how changing methods of production and distribution are impacting a variety of issues including globalization, environmental devastation, and the shifting role of the State. This collection finds communication at a historical moment in which capitalist control of media and communication is the default status and, so, because of the increasing levels of concentration globally allows those in control to define the default ideological status. In turn, these concentrated media forces are deployed under the guise of entertainment but with a mind towards further concentration and control of the media apparatuses many times in convergence with others

The Psychosocial Implications of Disney Movies

by Lauren Dundes

Author	: Lauren Dundes
Publisher	: MDPI
Total Pages	: 246
Release	: 2019-07-11
Genre	: Philosophy
ISBN	: 3038978485

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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.

International Handbook of Virtual Learning Environments

by Joel Weiss

Author	: Joel Weiss
Publisher	: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages	: 1611
Release	: 2007-11-24
Genre	: Education
ISBN	: 1402038038

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The International Handbook of Virtual Learning Environments was developed to explore Virtual Learning Environments (VLE’s), and their relationships with digital, in real life and virtual worlds. The book is divided into four sections: Foundations of Virtual Learning Environments; Schooling, Professional Learning and Knowledge Management; Out-of-School Learning Environments; and Challenges for Virtual Learning Environments. The coverage ranges across a broad spectrum of philosophical perspectives, historical, sociological, political and educational analyses, case studies from practical and research settings, as well as several provocative "classics" originally published in other settings.

The Global Political Economy of Israel

by Jonathan Nitzan

Author	: Jonathan Nitzan
Publisher	: Pluto Press
Total Pages	: 430
Release	: 2002-08-20
Genre	: Business & Economics
ISBN	: 9780745316758

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The debate about globalisation and its discontents

Disney Discourse

by Eric Smoodin

Author	: Eric Smoodin
Publisher	: Routledge
Total Pages	: 284
Release	: 2013-01-11
Genre	: Performing Arts
ISBN	: 1135216592

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Hirohito and his Mickey Mouse watch, Goofy and Donald as our "Goodwill Ambassadors:" Disney Discourse is an interdisciplinary examination of the founder and his empire. These essays use an interdisciplinary approach to read through Disney's domestic cultural production "innocent" national icons, as well as theme parks, cartoons and television to analyze the global impact of American popular culture, the politics of Disney, and the complex reception Disney productions have received around the world. The Disney corporation's ever-increasing visibility the opening of Euro Disney and new stores in malls and vast influence over global culture demands critical attention not only in film and television studies, but in international diplomacy, architecture, economics and other related fields. Disney Discourse consolidates the best of the current work on Disney and provides a representative sample of past analyses of the Disney empire. Contributors: Julianne Burton-Carvajal, Lisa Cartwright, Brian Goldfarb, Richard deCordova, Douglas Gomery, David Kunzle, Jon Lewis, Moya Luckett, Richard Neupert, Susan Ohmer, José Piedra, Mitsuhiro Yoshimoto, Alexander Wilson.

Political Economy, Power and the Body

by G. Youngs

Author	: G. Youngs
Publisher	: Springer
Total Pages	: 213
Release	: 1999-10-28
Genre	: Political Science
ISBN	: 0333983904

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Political Economy, Power and the Body is carefully organized to provide an introductory section of three chapters which set out a number of detailed theoretical arguments relevant to the work developed in the next two sections. In this sense the collection should be a major contribution in laying the groundwork in the new area. The strength of the volume lies in the way the individual chapters bring theory and practice together. It could be argued that it represents the maturity of feminist work in international political economy now. The book will be a vital teaching as well as research text, especially in international relations/international political economy/women's studies generally.