"The Disney Corporation has recently found itself embroiled in the
so-called 'Don't Say Gay' legislation debates in Florida. Disney,
as both filmmaker and global conglomerate, remains a powerful force
in representations of diversity in American culture. The essays in
Neo-Disneyism include examinations of films such as Return to
Neverland, Luca, and Encanto, and Disney's own reinterpretations of
its classics in its live-action remakes, as well as examining the
theme parks. This groundbreaking book offers new perspectives in
Disney scholarship as well as bringing a critical eye to the most
pressing issues of identity in our current time." (Professor
Johnson Cheu, Michigan State University) "This collection is a
needed reassessment of Disney media adaptations in the last twenty
years. The essays consider examples of inclusivity and the gaps
needing transformation, underscoring the potential for an iconic
American symbol of commercial success to advance social justice,
gender equity, and racial/ethnic inclusivity, encouraging difficult
conversations." (Professor Pushpa Parekh, Spelman College) In 2003
Brenda Ayres published The Emperor's Old Groove: Decolonizing
Disney's Magic Kingdom with Peter Lang. The contributors to its
collection of essays argued that although the Disney Company had
been making attempts to represent multicultural diversity, it
persisted in inculcating insidious racial, cultural, and gender
stereotypes. Nearly twenty years have passed since that analysis,
and current scholars-many of them young and non-Western-are
assessing more recent Disney films and finding them to be more
inclusive, tolerant, and affirmative than previous works from the
magic kingdom. The appraisal of Disney entertainment in the
twenty-first century is the focus of the thirteen chapters by
scholarly contributors from around the globe, finding it to be more
inclusive, tolerant, and affirmative of multiple cultures,
ethnicities, nationalities, and gender as well as the differently
abled and mentally challenged. The analysis also suggests what
Disney might yet do to promote peace, harmony, and wellbeing in a
world that desperately needs to learn how to get along with others.
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