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Appropriated Tales

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An excavation of how Disney films shape culture--and misrepresent it.

In Appropriated Tales, scholar Michelle Anya Anjirbag examines Disney's method of fairy-tale storytelling to determine how the corporation has shaped public understanding of what fairy tales are and who belongs within them. Covering a span of years "from mermaid to mermaid"--from the 1989 animated The Little Mermaid to the 2023 live-action remake starring Halle Bailey--she deconstructs and interrogates Disney's corporate commodification of multiculturalism and diversity, centering its impact on misrepresented people and cultures over the stated intentions of the producers. Further, Anjirbag demonstrates that Disney shapes childhood experiences and imagination in a way that strategically promotes American cultural imperialism. Through close film analysis, applied critical theory, and social analysis of the Disney corporation, Anjirbag unearths a new framework for studies of Disney fairy tales and how they shape popular culture.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Wayne State University Press
Country
United States
Date
11 November 2025
Pages
288
ISBN
9780814351086

An excavation of how Disney films shape culture--and misrepresent it.

In Appropriated Tales, scholar Michelle Anya Anjirbag examines Disney's method of fairy-tale storytelling to determine how the corporation has shaped public understanding of what fairy tales are and who belongs within them. Covering a span of years "from mermaid to mermaid"--from the 1989 animated The Little Mermaid to the 2023 live-action remake starring Halle Bailey--she deconstructs and interrogates Disney's corporate commodification of multiculturalism and diversity, centering its impact on misrepresented people and cultures over the stated intentions of the producers. Further, Anjirbag demonstrates that Disney shapes childhood experiences and imagination in a way that strategically promotes American cultural imperialism. Through close film analysis, applied critical theory, and social analysis of the Disney corporation, Anjirbag unearths a new framework for studies of Disney fairy tales and how they shape popular culture.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Wayne State University Press
Country
United States
Date
11 November 2025
Pages
288
ISBN
9780814351086