Disney Gothic:Dark Shadows in the House of Mouse (Lexington Books Horror Studies)
by: Loa Piatti-Faell (Author),Jeffrey Weinstock(Author)
Publisher: Lexington Books
Publication Date: 15 Jun. 2024
Language: English
Print Length: 296 pages
ISBN-10: 1666907200
ISBN-13: 9781666907209
Book Description
In this edited collection exploring Disney’s dark side, attention to Disney’s Gothic reveals the ways through which Disney productions construct and reinforce conceptions of normalcy and deviance in relation to shifting understandings of morality, social roles, and identity categories.
Review “In Disney Gothic, Loa Piatti-Faell and Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock disrupt the truism that Disney embodies sanitized storytelling for kids by showing how central Gothic horror is to the studio’s brand. From The Skeleton Dance to the Haunted Mansion, ‘Night on Bald Mountain’ to Tuing Red, the outstanding essays in this collection examine a delightful and macabre spectrum of Disney creations, revealing the extent to which the Gothic lurks beneath the surface and within the shadows of the House of Mouse. Disney will never look quite the same again.”–Stacey Abbott, Northumbria University”This new collection mines Gothic gold, as it demonstrates how the best Disney films, both live and animated, have crafted a complex world of good and evil that speaks meaningfully to a broad audience. Thanks to Piatti-Faell, Weinstock, and their insightful contributors for revealing how horror, excess, menace, and a sense of helplessness are woven into so much of the Disney ‘family’ tradition.”–J.P. Telotte, Georgia Tech
About the Author
Loa Piatti-Faell is professor of media and cultural studies at Auckland University of Technology.Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock is professor of English at Central Michigan University and associate editor in charge of horror for the Los Angeles Review of Books.
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