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Disney and the presentation of colonial America

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ID2165793
AuthorsLaurie A Meamber (0000-0002-8895-7581, a George Mason University , Enterprise Hall, Fairfax, VA, USA, corresponding author)
Year2011
Volume14
Issue2
Pages125-144
Publication date2011-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueConsumption Markets & Culture (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1025-3866 • E-ISSN: 1477-223X
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10253866.2011.562015
OpenAlexW2056905324
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited15

This paper uses the concepts of Disneyfication and Disneyization to discuss the (re)presentation of history at Disney’s American Adventure, Mount Vernon, Monticello, and Colonial Williamsburg. It is argued that these historical properties to varying degrees have adopted Disney principles. While the discussion focuses upon the Disney‐like experiences of colonial America at these sites, the piece concludes with a comment on the Disneyesque nature of everyday life in contemporary consumer culture

Adventure · Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · Art history · Colonialism · Everyday life · Mount · Political science · Presentation (obstetrics · Sociology · Cinema and Media Studies · Digital Games and Media · Engineering · History · Law · Media, Gender, and Advertising

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Unique citing works4
Citations per year0,36
Citation span2015 - 2020 (6)
Citation velocityhistorical
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 4
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