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Author Biography: Max H. Kirsch is Associate Professor and Director of the PhD Program in Comparative Studies: The Public Intellectuals Program at the Florida Atlantic University, USA.
Queer Theory and Social Change argues that there is a crisis within Queer theory over whether or not its theories can actually deliver change. Max Kirsch presents a challenging alternative to the current fascination with post-modern analyses of identity, culture, and difference. It emphasizes the need for a discussion of the importance of communities and the role of globalization on queer movements.
In recent years, the Walt Disney Company has grown far beyond its
beginnings in animated films and theme parks to become a major
multinational corporation with global reach. As the company's
activities have grown more complex and its influence more
ubiquitous, both its internal practices and its attempts to control
its now global public environment have generated conflicts that
contradict the classic Disney publicity image. The 11 wide-ranging,
interdisciplinary essays in this collection cover topics including
Animal Kingdom; Gay Days at the theme parks; Disney's connection to
sweatshops; commodification of The Lion King on Broadway; the
transformation of Winnie the Pooh; Disney's experience in urban
planning in Times Square and Celebration, Florida; and Disney's
America. A comprehensive introduction contextualizes the essays and
relates them to earlier Disney studies.
CONTRIBUTORS include Lee Artz, Sean Griffin, Dick Hebdige, Radha
Jhappan, Daiva Stasiulis, and Susan Willis.
Traces the history of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts region, the
U.S. economy, and the wave of multinational corporate
restructurings. Comparing communities undergoing restructuring to
newly independent states, the author shows how these communities
confront for the first time the challenge of direct
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