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hamroach's review against another edition
5.0
Thorough and rousing polemic against Disney comics that breaks down the world of Donald Duck. Published in 1971 Chile, it directly and systematically attacks imperial capital. A choice quote:
"In the Disney world, the proletariat are expelled from the society they created, thus ending all antagonism, conflicts, class struggle and indeed, the very concept of social class. Disney's is a world of bourgeois interests with the cracks in the structure repeatedly papered over. In the imaginary realm of Disney, the rosy publicity fantasy of the bourgeoisie is realized to perfection: wealth without wages, deodorant without sweat. Gold becomes a toy, and the characters who play with it are amusing children; after all, the way the world goes, they aren't doing any harm to anyone.... within that world. But in this world there is harm in dreaming and realizing the dream of a particular class, as if it were the dream of the whole of humanity. "
If you read Donald Duck comics as a child, which I did and greatly enjoyed, this work will make you see the comics and character universe in a different light.
"In the Disney world, the proletariat are expelled from the society they created, thus ending all antagonism, conflicts, class struggle and indeed, the very concept of social class. Disney's is a world of bourgeois interests with the cracks in the structure repeatedly papered over. In the imaginary realm of Disney, the rosy publicity fantasy of the bourgeoisie is realized to perfection: wealth without wages, deodorant without sweat. Gold becomes a toy, and the characters who play with it are amusing children; after all, the way the world goes, they aren't doing any harm to anyone.... within that world. But in this world there is harm in dreaming and realizing the dream of a particular class, as if it were the dream of the whole of humanity. "
If you read Donald Duck comics as a child, which I did and greatly enjoyed, this work will make you see the comics and character universe in a different light.
coppenh23's review against another edition
4.0
A marxist take on cultural imperialism in Latin America. This was a useful text for my MA thesis in discussing the effect that globalism had on comic strips in Latin America. Though it has been a while since I have read it, Reviewing it brought me back to my time in graduate school
denriquez's review against another edition
3.0
Este es uno de esos libros que nos hace cuestionar cuáles son aquellas cosas que de cierta forma rigen nuestro comportamiento sin que nos demos cuenta.
Por cierto, este libro es más disfrutable si se tienen conocimientos básicos de las revistas de Disney y filosofía.
Por cierto, este libro es más disfrutable si se tienen conocimientos básicos de las revistas de Disney y filosofía.
lucy_bellknight's review against another edition
5.0
an utterly amazing in-depth study on the impact of imperialism hiding behind popular culture in IR.
I am so excited to sit down and annotate my own copy.
(note to self: this book is banned in some countries, don’t travel with it just in case)
I am so excited to sit down and annotate my own copy.
(note to self: this book is banned in some countries, don’t travel with it just in case)
bradblaz's review against another edition
5.0
very accessibly written and easy to find online! highly recommend it. explains various kinds heady anti-imperialist ideological things in ways that are easy to understand and the tongue in cheek tone just makes this such a fun read. despite being written in the early 70s is so prescient with regards to modern disney/blockbuster films
dcommet's review against another edition
5.0
Essential reading, especially with Disney's continued stranglehold on popular culture and capital