http://tags.library.upenn.edu/url/4980 PennTags Feed http://tags.library.upenn.edu/makerecord/voyager/4980 http://tags.library.upenn.edu/makerecord/voyager/4980 <div class="mlacite"><span style="text-decoration: underline">Disney discourse : producing the magic kingdom / edited by Eric Smoodin.</span> [0415906156 (hb : acid-free paper)] New York : Routledge, 1994. <br />Call#: Van Pelt Library PN1999.W27 D57 1994</div><br /><br />The article by Moya Luckett, &quot;Fantasia: Cultural Constructions of Disney's &quot;Masterpiece,&quot; focuses on the reception of Fantasia primarily upon its initial release (1940-1) but also upon its rereleases in 1954 and 1991. Luckett adopts the approach to reception studies explicated by Janet Staiger in Interpreting Films; rather than interpreting Fantasia she &quot;attempt[s] a historical explanation of the event of interpreting a text.&quot; Luckett examines publicity and reviews in order to ascertain what audience expectations might have been and what readings of Fantasia were in circulation. Disney positioned Fantasia as a work of high culture by presenting it as a roadshow and referring to it as a concert rather than a film. Negative critical reaction tended to come from music critics and to focus on the incompatibility of film and classical music, the former being properly experienced in a mode of distraction, the latter in one of contemplation. Luckett's interpretation is convincing; her article also provides many quotes from reviews and Disney's own publicity with relevant citations, making it useful for anyone wishing to pursue a different interpretation of the reception of Fantasia.<br />