Wasko's "Corporate Disney" and Baudrillard Theory

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May 2, 2020
1 What are the thesis, evidence, and significance of Janet Wasko's "Corporate Disney"?
Janet Wasko's work entitled Corporate Disney is perhaps one of the most exciting works that seek to understand the dialectical and 'deceptive' nature behind its façade of fun and pleasure and the underlying social issues that it surrounds its operations, which also serves as the thesis of her work. To prove, she discussed Disney's and the famous Mickey Mouse's history of giving a brief background of the company's corporate history. Subsequently (and simultaneously), she forwarded her thesis by showing the different issues that Disney's workers and employees are experiencing such as a below-average minimum wages, subcontracting of animation works, and the establishment of a labour force ...