6. The dream of Disney (only partially fulfilled) was to keep alive artisan craft values in age of industrial production.
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7. Affiliation with artisanal culture partially explains Disney's recurring use of historical Middle Europe as setting.
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8. Locations of toil are central to Diseny: Gestapo's workshop, cave of the Seven Dwarves, Cinderella's chateau where she cleans the floor
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9. This 1935 Mickey Mouse short where characters perform Uncle Tom's Cabin relevant to industrial production theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dw06K0dG1Zw …
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10. In Mickey Mouse short Disney is looking back to 19th century hurly-burly stage productions & pointing out they also had special effects
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11. Mickey Mouse short is Disney claiming 19th century stage as precursor for his own mix of artisinal with industrial.
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@evankindley I had thought about it but didn't quite figure out the right angle. Definitely relevant.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@HeerJeet Also, are there any evocations in Disney films of anything like a strike or labor action?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@evankindley Maybe 1930s short where Mickey is being evicted (a housing strike rather than a labor one).
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