Disney's Most Notorious Film: Race, Convergence, and the Hidden Histories of Song of the SouthUniversity of Texas Press, 2012 M12 1 - 278 pages 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. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The Disney Studios Postwar Thermidor and the Ambivalent Origins of Song of the South | 37 |
Postwar Racial Consciousness and Disneys Critical Legacy in the 1946 Reception of Song of the South | 62 |
Media Convergence Black Ambivalence and the Reconstruction of Song of the South | 86 |
Coonskin Postracial Whiteness and Rewriting History in the Era of Reaganism | 124 |
Splash Mountain ZipaDeeDooDah and the Transmedia Dissipation of Song of the South | 158 |
New Media Nostalgia and the Internet Fandom of Song of the South | 200 |
Conclusion On Rereleasing Song of the South | 227 |
Appendix Timeline for Song of the South and Its Paratexts | 235 |
Notes | 239 |
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