Tuesday, January 06th, 2009

audio by title david whitley the idea of nature in disney animation

Inquiry: David Whitley: The Idea of Nature in Disney Animation

Inquiry
David Whitley: The Idea of Nature in Disney Animation

Did the feature length animation Bambi inspire a sense of concern about the animals of the forest in the 1950s that would later cause those same viewers as adults to become the environmentalists of the 80s? What does the classic housecleaning sequence of Snow White say about American attitudes towards domesticating our wilderness?