We are delighted to report that Hannah Helm’s co-edited book The Cultural Legacy of Disney: A Century of Magic is scheduled for publication in August 2024. The book examines all aspects of the Walt Disney Company in celebration of their 100th anniversary in October last year. As the summary of the book announces:
This book critically engages with the Walt Disney Company as a global media conglomerate as they mark their 100th year of business. It reflects on and looks forward to the past, present and future of the company and the scholarly engagement surrounding it through three key areas: Disney as a Company, Disney’s Representations, and Relating to Disney. […] This edited collection explores the newer additions to the company, but also reflects on the company’s past over its 100 years. The chapters provide a diverse examination of the many facets of one of the most successful global media conglomerates, providing scholars, students, and interested audiences a global and interdisciplinary snapshot of the Walt Disney Company…
Further details and pre-order form can be found here.
Hannah has also recently become part of the University’s Trailblazers scheme, and is currently working with Liverpool University Press to publish her first monograph entitled From Fairy Tales to Disney: Women, Madness, and Disability in Nineteenth-Century Children’s Literature and Film Adaptation in 2026. Watch this blog for further news!
