MDIA 300 Disney Media
This course approaches Disney both as a corporation (Walt Disney Company) and as a cultural phenomenon, focusing on its mediated aspects. Potential topics/frameworks include: analyzing the political economy of Disney in terms of films, the Disney Channel, branded products, and amusement parks; visual culture/ textual analysis of Disney films as "cultural texts" that reify cultural norms; and, analysis of reception and uses of Disney media forms, including through subcultures and fan communities.