This overview of the Disney organization, in particular the theme parks and their significance for contemporary culture, examines issues such as: whether the parks are harbringers of postmodernism; the significance of consumption at the parks; and business considerations in the Disney organization.
Autorentext
Alan Bryman is Professor of Social Research, Loughborough University.
Zusammenfassung
This work provides an overview of the Disney organization, in particular the theme parks and their significance for contemporary culture. The author examines topics such as Walt Disney's life and how his biography has been constructed, the Disney Company in the years after his death and various writings about the Disney theme parks. He raises important issues about the parks such as: whether they are harbringers of postmodernism; the significance of consumption at the parks; and the representation of past and future. The discussion of theme parks links with the presentation of Disney's biography and his organization by showing how central economic and business considerations have been in their development and how the significance of these considerations is typically marginalized in order to place an emphasis on fantasy and magic.
Inhalt
Preface Part I Disney and his Organization 1 THE LIFE OF WALT DISNEY 2 DISNEY AFTER WALT Part II The Disney Theme Parks 3 BACKGROUND TO THE DISNEY THEME PARKS 4 A FAMILY PILGRIMAGE 5 CONTROL AND PREDICTABILITY 6 BACK TO THE FUTURE: REPRESENTATIONS OF PAST AND FUTURE 7 CONSUMING THE CORPORATION 8 INTIMATING POSTMODERNITY AND THE PROBLEM OF REALITY 9 THE BUSINESS OF FANTASY
Titel
Disney & His Worlds
Autor
EAN
9781134849833
ISBN
978-1-134-84983-3
Format
E-Book (epub)
Hersteller
Herausgeber
Genre
Veröffentlichung
02.09.2003
Digitaler Kopierschutz
Adobe-DRM
Dateigrösse
0.31 MB
Anzahl Seiten
236
Jahr
2003
Untertitel
Englisch
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