This paper discusses Disney’s 1967 propaganda animation film "Family Planning" and contextualizes it within the fears of world overpopulation evoked by scientist/activists such as Paul Ehrlich in "The Population Bomb". It looks at the ways in which women’s rights advocates, neo-Malthusian activists and proponents of eugenics joined forces in post-World War II America to promote reproductive control campaigns, mostly aimed at third world subjects in key Cold War locales around the world and how Disney seamlessly integrated its pro-family agenda in campaigns aimed at establishing a global vision of what “family” should ultimately look like.
Donald the Family Planner. How Disney Embraced Population Control
carossoFirst
2020-01-01
Abstract
This paper discusses Disney’s 1967 propaganda animation film "Family Planning" and contextualizes it within the fears of world overpopulation evoked by scientist/activists such as Paul Ehrlich in "The Population Bomb". It looks at the ways in which women’s rights advocates, neo-Malthusian activists and proponents of eugenics joined forces in post-World War II America to promote reproductive control campaigns, mostly aimed at third world subjects in key Cold War locales around the world and how Disney seamlessly integrated its pro-family agenda in campaigns aimed at establishing a global vision of what “family” should ultimately look like.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.