The Idea of Nature in Disney Animation : From Snow White to Wall-E.

By: Whitley, DavidContributor(s): Nelson, Professor ClaudiaMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Studies in Childhood, 1700 to the Present SerPublisher: Farnham : Routledge, 2012Copyright date: ©2012Edition: 2nd edDescription: 1 online resource (196 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781409437505Subject(s): Animated films -- Psychological aspects | Animated films -- Social aspects -- United States | Animated films and children -- United States | Disney, Walt, -- 1901-1966 -- Criticism and interpretation | Nature in motion picturesGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: The Idea of Nature in Disney Animation : From Snow White to Wall-EDDC classification: 791.43/66 LOC classification: 2012006283Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Part 1: Fairy Tale Adaptations -- 1 Domesticating Nature: Snow White and Fairy Tale Adaptation -- 2 Healing the Rift: Human and Animal Nature in The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast -- Part 2: The North American Wilderness -- 3 Bambi and the Idea of Conservation -- 4 Wilderness and Power: Conflicts and Contested Values from Pocahontas to Brother Bear -- Part 3: Tropical Environments -- 5 The Jungle Book: Nature and the Politics of Identity -- 6 Tropical Discourse: Unstable Ecologies in Tarzan, The Lion King and Finding Nemo -- Part 4: New Developments -- 7 WALLE: Nostalgia and the Apocalypse of Trash -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary: In the second edition of The Idea of Nature in Disney Animation, Whitley updates his 2008 book to reflect recent developments in Disney and Disney-Pixar animation such as the apocalyptic tale of earth's failed ecosystem, WALL-E. Beginning with his examination of Snow White, Whitley compelling study complicates our understanding of the classic Disney canon and demonstrates the crucial role the films' depictions of the natural world play in shaping children's understanding of contested environmental issues.
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Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Part 1: Fairy Tale Adaptations -- 1 Domesticating Nature: Snow White and Fairy Tale Adaptation -- 2 Healing the Rift: Human and Animal Nature in The Little Mermaid and Beauty and the Beast -- Part 2: The North American Wilderness -- 3 Bambi and the Idea of Conservation -- 4 Wilderness and Power: Conflicts and Contested Values from Pocahontas to Brother Bear -- Part 3: Tropical Environments -- 5 The Jungle Book: Nature and the Politics of Identity -- 6 Tropical Discourse: Unstable Ecologies in Tarzan, The Lion King and Finding Nemo -- Part 4: New Developments -- 7 WALLE: Nostalgia and the Apocalypse of Trash -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.

In the second edition of The Idea of Nature in Disney Animation, Whitley updates his 2008 book to reflect recent developments in Disney and Disney-Pixar animation such as the apocalyptic tale of earth's failed ecosystem, WALL-E. Beginning with his examination of Snow White, Whitley compelling study complicates our understanding of the classic Disney canon and demonstrates the crucial role the films' depictions of the natural world play in shaping children's understanding of contested environmental issues.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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