A presence for decades in individuals- everyday life practices and identity formation, the Walt Disney Company has more recently also become an influential element within the "big" curriculum of public and private spaces outside of yet in proximity to formal educational institutions. Disney, Culture, and Curriculum explores the myriad ways that Disney-s curricula and pedagogies manifest in public consciousness, cultural discourses, and the education system. Examining Disney-s historical development and contemporary manifestations, this book critiques and deconstructs its products and perspectives while providing insight into Disney-s operations within popular culture and everyday life in the United States and beyond.
The contributors engage with Disney-s curricula and pedagogies in a variety of ways, through critical analysis of Disney films, theme parks, and planned communities, how Disney has been taught and resisted both in and beyond schools, ways in which fans and
