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Dorfman, Ariel & Armand Mattelart. HOW TO READ DONALD DUCK: Imperialist Ideology in the Disney Comic. Introduction & translation from Spanish by David Kunzle. English text: International General. USA 1975.

“Mr. Disney, we are returning your Duck. Feathers plucked and well–roasted. Look inside, you can see the handwriting on the wall, our hands still writing on the wall: Donald, Go Home!” From the authors’ introduction. A friend just entrusted me with a treasured photocopy of this little gem which I had never heard of; the analysis is witty, serious, and important Fortunately it is still available second hand; it is completely relevant today, 30 years later. When I was in Porto Alegre for the World Social Forum I bought a T–shirt with Read more [...]

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