1137 S Cochran Ave Los Angeles, CA 90019
Sunday, October 1 at 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Ends Oct 1, 2017
The reach and influence of Disney is examined in a series of commissioned essays drawing on cultural studies, historical research and postcolonial theory. Included is an introduction by the editors; essays by Fabián Cereijido, Nate Harrison, Jesse Lerner, Rubén Ortiz-Torres, Darlene J. Sadlier, and Carla Zaccagnini; a reprinting of the English version of Ariel Dorfman and Armand Mattelart's Para leer al Pato Donald (How to Read Donald Duck) from 1973, an essay that critiques Disney comics through a Marxist lens as vehicles of American cultural imperialism; Ariel Dorfman's reflections on the book; and a checklist of works with full-color images. Copies of the catalog will be available for purchase.