Locating Agrabah: Orientalism and the Stage in Disney’s ‘Aladdin’ on Broadway
When the system that passes off one race or ethnicity for another also gives positive exposure to many working actors of color—how do we reconcile that?
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Chihiro Revisited
A young girl finds herself in a whole new world-literally. Released in 2001, Spirited Away tells the story of a young girl, Chihiro, who is about to move to a new place. While she and her parents are driving to their new house, they stop by a mysterious old structure and find themselves transported to […]Read Post ›
A Whole New World: Disney in Shanghai
After five years of construction, a new Disneyland theme park has been opened in Pudong, Shanghai, China this past Thursday. The park is part of a larger Shanghai Disney Resort which features two themed hotels as well as a commercial center called Disneytown. The opening of the theme park and resort has been long anticipated […]Read Post ›
Material World Monday: Fantastic Plastics
If you were asked to name building materials, I doubt many people would list ‘plastic’ as one of them. But at one point in time, engineers and designers thought it would completely revolutionize the way that we build.
The Evolution of Elsa: Not Your Average “Disney Princess”
It’s that time of year again, when ‘Let It Go‘ blasts from every loudspeaker across every mall across America. But there’s more to Frozen, and its queen, than meets the eye.
