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A cultural political economy (CPE) of the Walt Disney Company1 could appear to be redundant or pointless. Previous studies have castigated this firm for its supposedly standardised content and entertainment, while others have already depicted the activities of Hollywood corporations organised in a studio system which has remained incredibly stable despite structural changes. In addition, the Frankfurt School has considered that such cultural industries destroy art.2 However, there remain many unanswered questions, for which a CPE analysis of the Walt Disney Company is likely to provide answers.
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Bohas, A. (2016). Introduction. In: The Political Economy of Disney. International Political Economy Series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-56238-8_1
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