{"product_id":"disney-pixar-and-the-hidden-m-booker-9780313376726","title":"Disney, Pixar, and the Hidden Messages of Children's Films","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis work is a wide-ranging survey of American children's film that provides detailed analysis of the political implications of these films, as well as a discussion of how movies intended for children have come to be so persistently charged with meaning.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDisney, Pixar, and the Hidden Messages of Children's Films\u003c\/i\u003e provides wide-ranging scrutiny of one of the most lucrative American entertainment genres. Beyond entertaining children--and parents--and ringing up merchandise sales, are these films attempting to shape the political views of young viewers? M. Keith Booker examines this question with a close reading of dozens of films from Disney, Pixar, Dreamworks, and other studios, debunking some out-there claims--\u003ci\u003eThe Ant Bully\u003c\/i\u003e communist propaganda?--while seriously considering the political content of each film. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDisney, Pixar, and the Hidden Messages of Children's Films\u003c\/i\u003e recaps the entire history of movies for young viewers--from \u003ci\u003eSnow White and the Seven Dwarfs\u003c\/i\u003e to this year's \u003ci\u003eUp\u003c\/i\u003e--then focuses on the extraordinary output of children's films in the last two decades. What Booker finds is that by and large, their lessons are decidedly, comfortably mainstream and any political subtext more often than not is inadvertent. Booker also offers some advice to parents for helping children read films in a more sophisticated way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e M. Booker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0313376727\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313376726\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.52h x 6.68w x 0.93d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/22\/2010 pg. 17\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2010 pg. 264","brand":"M. Booker","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47425008828671,"sku":"9780313376726","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5de7fbcc-e663-4204-87b2-91565ac1519f.jpg?v=1761536372","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/disney-pixar-and-the-hidden-m-booker-9780313376726","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}