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Welcome to Notably Disney, the ultimate Disney podcast on music and books. This podcast provides critique, commentary, reviews, and insight into the past and present of all aspects of The Walt Disney Company as it pertains to songs, scores, and writing. Featuring interviews with authors, social media personalities, historians, and other Disney fans, Notably Disney showcases conversations covering the wide gamut of Disney, from the theme parks and Broadway productions, to television and film.
Deconstructing "Pocahontas" 30 Years Later with Dr. Michelle Anya Anjirbag-Reeve and Dr. Peter Kunze
Notably Disney
1 hour 30 minutes 43 seconds
6 months ago
Deconstructing "Pocahontas" 30 Years Later with Dr. Michelle Anya Anjirbag-Reeve and Dr. Peter Kunze
Three decades later and Disney’s 33rd animated feature remains one of its most controversial for its historical inaccuracies and racial depictions. Yet Pocahontas also remains a celebrated film for its score and songs, garnering Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz a pair of Academy Awards. On this episode of Notably Disney, host Brett Nachman leads a discussion of Pocahontas. Joining Brett are two guests who have examined Disney work from a scholarly sense: Dr. Peter Kunze, Assistant Professor of Communication at Tulane University, who was on the podcast a couple of years ago to discuss his book Staging a Comeback, as well as Dr. Michelle Anya Anjirbag-Reeve, Affiliated Researcher at the University of Antwerp. Michelle and Pete examine the roles of race, culture, language, and more in this thoughtful dialogue about how Pocahontas fits within the Disney Renaissance period and in the company more broadly.
Email Pete at pkunze@tulane.edu and check out his book about Disney musicals - Staging a Comeback - on the Rugters University Press website.
Learn more about Michelle's work by checking out her website: MichelleAnjirbag.com
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New episodes of Notably Disney debut on the first and third Tuesday of each month.
Notably Disney
Welcome to Notably Disney, the ultimate Disney podcast on music and books. This podcast provides critique, commentary, reviews, and insight into the past and present of all aspects of The Walt Disney Company as it pertains to songs, scores, and writing. Featuring interviews with authors, social media personalities, historians, and other Disney fans, Notably Disney showcases conversations covering the wide gamut of Disney, from the theme parks and Broadway productions, to television and film.
