Let's Get Psyched
Let's Get Psyched
KUCR
#108 - Disney: The Happiest Company on Earth?
28 minutes Posted Sep 20, 2021 at 5:12 am.
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In this episode, we discuss the discrepancy between the reputation and the reality of the Disney theme parks and the company itself. What is Disney's responsibility as the foremost culture creator of children? Toshia and Alan are joined by Professor Dundes of McDaniel College, who writes psychosocial critiques of Disney movies, and Michelle, a Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow at UCR.

Hosts: Toshia, Alan

Guests: Lauren Dundes, ScD, MHS and Michelle Tom, MD

References:

Desta, Y. (2017, November 22). Pixar's Had a Problem with Women for  Decades. Retrieved from  https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/11/pixar-john-lasseter-boys-club

https://www.disneyinstitute.com/disneys-approach-employee-engagement-online/

https://thesociologicalcinema.tumblr.com/post/180534550650/the-cultural-iceberg