Author: Publisher:
ISBN: 9780816708888
Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Walt Disney's Song of the South
Author: Publisher:
ISBN: 9780816708888
Category : African Americans
Languages : en
Pages : 68
Book Description
Disney's Most Notorious Film
Author: Jason SperbPublisher: University of Texas Press
ISBN: 0292739745
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 295
Book Description
Looks at the racial issues surrounding Disney's Song of the South, as well as how the public's reception of the film has changed over the years, and why, while not releasing the film in its entirety in nearly two decades, Disney has chosen to continue to repackage and repurpose bits and pieces of the film.
Who's Afraid of the Song of the South?
Author: Jim KorkisPublisher:
ISBN: 9780984341559
Category : African Americans in motion pictures
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Brer Rabbit. Uncle Remus. Song of the South. Racist? Disney thinks so. And that's why it has forbidden the theatrical re-release of its classic film Song of the South since 1986. But is the film racist? Are its themes, its characters, even its music so abominable that Disney has done us a favor by burying the movie in its infamous Vault, where the Company claims it will remain for all time? Disney historian Jim Korkis does not think so. In his newest book, Who's Afraid of the Song of the South?, Korkis examines the film from concept to controversy, and reveals the politics that nearly scuttled the project. Through interviews with many of the artists and animators who created Song of the South, and through his own extensive research, Korkis delivers both the definitive behind-the-scenes history of the film and a balanced analysis of its cultural impact. What else would Disney prefer you did not know? Plenty. Korkis also pulls back the curtain on such dubious chapters in Disney history as: Disney's cinematic attack on venereal disease Ward Kimball's obsession with UFOs Tim Burton's depressed stint at the Disney Studios Walt Disney's nightmares about his stomping an owl to death Wally Wood's Disneyland Memorial Orgy poster J. Edgar Hoover's hefty FBI file on Walt Disney Little Black Sunflower's animated extinction Plus 10 more forbidden tales that Disney wishes would go away. Whether you're a film buff, an armchair academic, or a Disney fan eager to peek behind Disney's magical (and tightly controlled) curtain, you'll discover lots you never knew about Disney. With a foreword by Disney Legend Floyd Norman, Who's Afraid of the Song of the South? is both authoritative and entertaining. Jim Korkis is the best-selling author of Vault of Walt, and has been researching and writing about Disney for over three decades. The Disney Company itself uses his expertise for special projects. Korkis resides in Orlando, Florida.
The Magic Kingdom
Author: Steven WattsPublisher: University of Missouri Press
ISBN: 0826273009
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 548
Book Description
The Magic Kingdom sheds new light on the cultural icon of "Uncle Walt." Watts digs deeply into Disney's private life, investigating his roles as husband, father, and brother and providing fresh insight into his peculiar psyche-his genuine folksiness and warmth, his domineering treatment of colleagues and friends, his deepest prejudices and passions. Full of colorful sketches of daily life at the Disney Studio and tales about the creation of Disneyland and Disney World, The Magic Kingdom offers a definitive view of one of the most influential Americans of the twentieth century.
Uncle Remus Stories (Annotated)
Author: Joel Chandler HarrisPublisher: BookRix
ISBN: 373681240X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Uncle Remus Stories (1906) by Joel Chandler Harris (1845-1908), with illustratrions. Uncle Remus is a collection of animal stories, songs, and oral folklore, collected from Southern United States African-Americans. Many of the stories are didactic, much like those of Aesop's Fables and the stories of Jean de La Fontaine. Uncle Remus is a kindly old former slave who serves as a storytelling device, passing on the folktales to children gathered around him. Br'er Rabbit ("Brother Rabbit") is the main character of the stories, a likable character, prone to tricks and trouble-making who is often opposed by Br'er Fox and Br'er Bear. In one tale, Br'er Fox constructs a lump of tar and puts clothing on it. When Br'er Rabbit comes along he addresses the "tar baby" amiably, but receives no response. Br'er Rabbit becomes offended by what he perceives as Tar Baby's lack of manners, punches it, and becomes stuck.
Li'l' Gal
Author: Paul Laurence DunbarPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : American poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
South of the Border with Disney
Author: J. B. KaufmanPublisher:
ISBN: 9781423111931
Category : Animated films
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A history of Walt Disney's cartoons set in Latin America as part of the Good Neighbor program initiated by Nelson Rockefeller during the early 1940s.
The Disney Sing Along Book
Author: Jim FanningPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
Songs from Walt Disney productions with information about the films, cartoons, and television programs they appeared in.
The Story of Brer Rabbit and the Wonderful Tar Baby
Author: Joel Chandler HarrisPublisher: ABDO
ISBN: 9781591977612
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
Relates how the wily Brer Rabbit outwits Brer Fox, who has set out to trap him.
Brer Rabbit, Uncle Remus, and the "Cornfield Journalist"
Author: Walter M. BraschPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 448
Book Description
Brasch defends the accuracy of Harris's literary depiction of both American Black English and Reconstruction Georgia. Brasch also examines the nature of fame and places a variety of other social and political issues in the context of this major American writer.