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Culture and Ideology at an Invented Place.
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ISBN: 1282190547 9786612190544 1443806714 9781443806718 9781282190542 Year: 2007 Publisher: Newcastle upon Tyne Cambridge Scholars Pub.

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Being a special kind of landscape, the theme park has become one of major subjects in interdisciplinary studies and received increasing scholarly attention in the past few decades. Perspectives have varied from American approaches which treat the theme park as the production base of the American Dream to various interpretation of the tourist space in semiotic, structural and post-modernistic approaches. Other studies of the theme park have been conducted in a practical way with a focus in eco...


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Fairground attractions : a genealogy of the pleasure ground
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ISBN: 1849664919 1849666660 9786613479174 1849666679 1283479176 9781849666671 9781283479172 9781849664912 9781849666718 1849666717 9781849664912 9781849666664 Year: 2012 Publisher: London : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Pub.,

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The study investigates the cultural production of the visual iconography of popular pleasure grounds from the eighteenth century pleasure garden to the contemporary theme park. Deborah Philips identifies the literary genres, including fairy tale, gothic horror, Egyptiana and the Western which are common to carnival sites, tracing their historical transition across a range of media to become familiar icons of popular culture.Though the bricolage of narratives and imagery found in the contemporary leisure zone has been read by many as emblematic of postmodern culture, the author argues that the

Spectacular nature : corporate culture and the Sea World experience
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ISBN: 052091953X 058504113X 9780520919532 9780585041131 0520200314 0520209818 9780520200319 9780520209817 Year: 1997 Publisher: Berkeley, CA : University of California Press,

The mouse machine : Disney and technology
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ISBN: 9780252033278 0252033272 9780252075407 0252075404 9786613895660 0252092635 1283583216 9780252092633 9781283583213 6613895660 Year: 2008 Publisher: Urbana : University of Illinois Press,

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Throughout Disney's phenomenally successful run in the entertainment industry, the company has negotiated the use of cutting-edge film and media technologies that, J. P. Telotte argues, have proven fundamental to the company's identity. Disney's technological developments include the use of stereophonic surround sound for Fantasia, experimentation with wide-screen technology, inaugural adoption of three-strip Technicolor film, and early efforts at fostering depth in the animated image.Telotte also chronicles Disney's partnership with television, development of the theme park, and depiction of technology in science fiction narratives. An in-depth discussion of Disney's shift into digital filmmaking with its Pixar partnership and an emphasis on digital special effects in live-action films, such as the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series, also highlight the studio's historical investment in technology. By exploring the technological context for Disney creations throughout its history, "The Mouse Machine" illuminates Disney's extraordinary growth into one of the largest and most influential media and entertainment companies in the world.


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The ethics of sightseeing
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ISBN: 1283277786 9786613277787 0520948653 0520257820 0520257839 9780520948655 9780520257825 9780520257832 Year: 2010 Publisher: Berkeley : University of California Press,

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Is travel inherently beneficial to human character? Does it automatically educate and enlighten while also promoting tolerance, peace, and understanding? In this challenging book, Dean MacCannell identifies and overcomes common obstacles to ethical sightseeing. Through his unique combination of personal observation and in-depth scholarship, MacCannell ventures into specific tourist destinations and attractions: "picturesque" rural and natural landscapes, "hip" urban scenes, historic locations of tragic events, Disney theme parks, beaches, and travel poster ideals. He shows how strategies intended to attract tourists carry unintended consequences when they migrate to other domains of life and reappear as "staged authenticity." Demonstrating each act of sightseeing as an ethical test, the book shows how tourists can realize the productive potential of their travel desires, penetrate the collective unconscious, and gain character, insight, and connection to the world.


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Theme park fandom : spatial transmedia, materiality and participatory cultures
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ISBN: 9048532612 9789048532612 9789462982574 9462982570 9048561558 Year: 2020 Publisher: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press,

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This book argues that serious study of theme parks and their adult fans has much to tell us about contemporary transmediality and convergence, themed and immersive spaces, and audience relationships with places of meaning. Considering the duopoly of Disney and Universal in Orlando, the book explores a range of theme park experiences including planning trips, meeting characters, eating and drinking, engaging in practices such as cosplay and re-enactment, and memorializing lost attractions. Highlighting key themes such as immersion, materiality, cultural distinctions, and self-identity, the book argues that theme parks are a crucial site for the exploration of transmediality and the development of paratexts. Proposing the key concepts of spatial transmedia and haptic fandom, the book offers analysis of the intersections between fandom, media texts, and merchandise, as well as fans' own affective and physical responses to visiting the parks.

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Amusement parks --- Funparks --- Theme parks --- Amusements --- Parks --- Amusement rides --- Social aspects. --- Parcs d'attractions --- Fandom, theme parks, transmediality, participatory culture, place. --- United States. --- ABŞ --- ABSh --- Ameerika Ühendriigid --- America (Republic) --- Amerika Birlăshmish Shtatlary --- Amerika Birlăşmi Ştatları --- Amerika Birlăşmiş Ştatları --- Amerika ka Kelenyalen Jamanaw --- Amerika Qūrama Shtattary --- Amerika Qŭshma Shtatlari --- Amerika Qushma Shtattary --- Amerika (Republic) --- Amerikai Egyesült Államok --- Amerikanʹ Veĭtʹsėndi͡avks Shtattnė --- Amerikări Pĕrleshu̇llĕ Shtatsem --- Amerikas Forenede Stater --- Amerikayi Miatsʻyal Nahangner --- Ameriketako Estatu Batuak --- Amirika Carékat --- AQSh --- Ar. ha-B. --- Arhab --- Artsot ha-Berit --- Artzois Ha'bris --- Bí-kok --- Ē.P.A. --- É.-U. --- EE.UU. --- Egyesült Államok --- ĒPA --- Estados Unidos --- Estados Unidos da América do Norte --- Estados Unidos de América --- Estaos Xuníos --- Estaos Xuníos d'América --- Estatos Unitos --- Estatos Unitos d'America --- Estats Units d'Amèrica --- Ètats-Unis d'Amèrica --- États-Unis d'Amérique --- ÉU --- Fareyniḳṭe Shṭaṭn --- Feriene Steaten --- Feriene Steaten fan Amearika --- Forente stater --- FS --- Hēnomenai Politeiai Amerikēs --- Hēnōmenes Politeies tēs Amerikēs --- Hiwsisayin Amerikayi Miatsʻeal Tērutʻiwnkʻ --- Istadus Unidus --- Jungtinės Amerikos valstybės --- Mei guo --- Mei-kuo --- Meiguo --- Mî-koet --- Miatsʻyal Nahangner --- Miguk --- Na Stàitean Aonaichte --- NSA --- S.U.A. --- SAD --- Saharat ʻAmērikā --- SASht --- Severo-Amerikanskie Shtaty --- Severo-Amerikanskie Soedinennye Shtaty --- Si͡evero-Amerikanskīe Soedinennye Shtaty --- Sjedinjene Američke Države --- Soedinennye Shtaty Ameriki --- Soedinennye Shtaty Severnoĭ Ameriki --- Soedinennye Shtaty Si͡evernoĭ Ameriki --- Spojené obce severoamerické --- Spojené staty americké --- SShA --- Stadoù-Unanet Amerika --- Stáit Aontaithe Mheiriceá --- Stany Zjednoczone --- Stati Uniti --- Stati Uniti d'America --- Stâts Unîts --- Stâts Unîts di Americhe --- Steatyn Unnaneysit --- Steatyn Unnaneysit America --- SUA --- Sŭedineni amerikanski shtati --- Sŭedinenite shtati --- Tetã peteĩ reko Amérikagua --- U.S. --- U.S.A. --- United States of America --- Unol Daleithiau --- Unol Daleithiau America --- Unuiĝintaj Ŝtatoj de Ameriko --- US --- USA --- Usono --- Vaeinigte Staatn --- Vaeinigte Staatn vo Amerika --- Vereinigte Staaten --- Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika --- Verenigde State van Amerika --- Verenigde Staten --- VS --- VSA --- Wááshindoon Bikéyah Ałhidadiidzooígíí --- Wilāyāt al-Muttaḥidah --- Wilāyāt al-Muttaḥidah al-Amirīkīyah --- Wilāyāt al-Muttaḥidah al-Amrīkīyah --- Yhdysvallat --- Yunaeted Stet --- Yunaeted Stet blong Amerika --- ZDA --- Združene države Amerike --- Zʹi͡ednani Derz͡havy Ameryky --- Zjadnośone staty Ameriki --- Zluchanyi͡a Shtaty Ameryki --- Zlucheni Derz͡havy --- ZSA

The Disneyization of society
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ISBN: 0761967656 1280370319 9786610370313 1412931517 9781412931519 9780761967644 0761967648 9780761967651 9781446220122 1446220125 6610370311 9781280370311 Year: 2004 Publisher: London : SAGE,

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Arguing that the contemporary world is increasingly converging towards the characteristics of the Disney theme parks, i.e. social environments that are driven by combinations of forms of consumption, this text demonstrates the importance of control and surveillance in consumer culture.

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Applied marketing --- economics --- economie --- Sociology of culture --- Walt Disney Company --- Parcs à thème --- Walt Disney World (Fla.) --- Amusement parks. --- Social Theory - Popular Culture (General) - Organization Studies (General). --- Parcs à thème --- Funparks --- Theme parks --- Disney Studio --- 迪斯尼公司 --- Mei guo di shi ni gong si --- 美國迪士尼公司 --- Disney World (Fla.) --- Magic Kingdom (Fla.) --- Disneyland Park (Calif.) --- Disneyland Resort (Calif.) --- Amusement parks --- Consumption (Economics) --- Globalization. --- Global cities --- Globalisation --- Internationalization --- International relations --- Anti-globalization movement --- Consumer demand --- Consumer spending --- Consumerism --- Spending, Consumer --- Demand (Economic theory) --- Amusements --- Parks --- Amusement rides --- Sociological aspects. --- Social aspects --- Walt Disney Productions --- History. --- Disneyland (Calif.) --- EPCOT Center (Fla.) --- Globalization --- Marketing --- Social structure --- #SBIB:043.IOS --- #SBIB:309H040 --- #SBIB:316.7C121 --- #SBIB:316.7C170 --- 316.3:316.7 --- 316.3:316.7 Dialectiek tussen sociale structuur en sociale cultuur --- Dialectiek tussen sociale structuur en sociale cultuur --- Organization, Social --- Social organization --- Anthropology --- Sociology --- Social institutions --- Sociological aspects --- Populaire cultuur algemeen --- Cultuursociologie: gedragspatronen, levensstijl --- Cultuursociologie: culturele groei, vooruitgang, stagnatie, technologische verandering, cultuurbewegingen --- Influence. --- E-books --- History --- Influence --- Social structure. --- Social aspects. --- Consommation (Economie politique) --- Mondialisation --- Aspect sociologique --- Aspect social --- 21st Century Fox (Firm) --- Amusement parks - Sociological aspects --- Consumption (Economics) - Social aspects --- Marketing - Social aspects --- Globalization - Social aspects --- Walt Disney Company - Influence

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