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EPISODE · Aug 25, 2020 · 1H 22M

Alice in Wonderland

from Deconstructing Disney · host Erin Casey, Rachel Casey

Episode SummaryErin and Rachel don’t have time for nonsense, and neither did 1951 audiences when Alice in Wonderland flopped at the box office. Thankfully, marijuana-fueled college students in the 1960s had all the time in the world for a trip down the rabbit hole, thus solidifying a permanent place in popular culture for Alice in Wonderland, a film surprisingly devoid of racist or sexist content compared to its predecessors. Episode BibliographyAikens, K. (2010). How wanderer Alice became warrior Alice, and why. Bitch Magazine, 48, 27-31. Alice Comedies. (2020, June 21). In Wikipedia. https://web.archive.org/web/20200621023616/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_ComediesAlice in Wonderland (1951 film). (2020, June 23). In Wikipedia. https://web.archive.org/web/20200723202243/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_in_Wonderland_(1951_film)Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. (2020, June 23). In Wikipedia. https://web.archive.org/web/20200723210149/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice's_Adventures_in_WonderlandAuerbach, N. (1973). Alice and Wonderland: A curious child. Victorian Studies, 17(1), 31-47.Crowther, B. (1951, July 30). Disney's cartoon adaptation of 'Alice in Wonderland' arrives at Criterion. The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/1951/07/30/archives/the-screen-in-review-disneys-cartoon-adaptation-of-alice-in.htmlGass, Z. (2020, February 16). Alice in Wonderland: 10 major differences between the book & the Disney cartoon movie. Screen Rant. https://screenrant.com/alice-in-wonderland-major-differences-lewis-carrol-book-disney-movie/Geronimi, C., Jackson, W., & Luske, H. (Directors). (1951). Alice in Wonderland [Film]. Walt Disney Animation Studios.Heslin, D. (2018, March). Forgotten Dreams: The Tumultuous Life of Lou Bunin’s Alice in Wonderland (1949). Senses of Cinema, 86. http://sensesofcinema.com/2018/alice-in-wonderland/lou-bunins-alice-wonderland/Hovdestad, W. E., Hubka, D., & Tonmyr, L. (2009). Unwanted personal contact and risky situations in ten Disney animated feature films. Child Abuse Review, 18, 111-126. Lawson, A., & Fout, G. (2004). Mental illness in Disney animated films. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 49, 310-314.Maltin, L. (1973). The Disney Films. Crown.Why Was “Alice in Wonderland” Poorly Received by Audiences in 1951? (2020). The Take. https://the-take.com/watch/why-was-alice-in-wonderland-poorly-received-by-audiences-in-1951Through the Looking-Glass. (2020, June 16). In Wikipedia. https://web.archive.org/web/20200616145131/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Through_the_Looking-GlassWalt Disney Productions (inc.) et al. v. Souvaine Selective Pictures, Inc. et al, 192 F.2d 856 (2d Cir. 1951). Retrieved from https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F2/192/856/210865/

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