[Commlist] International Journal of Disney Studies 2.2 published - Special Issue ‘The Magic Kingdom: Exploring Disney’s Impact on Popular Culture’

Intellect is pleased to present International Journal of Disney Studies 2.2!


Special Issue: ‘The Magic Kingdom: Exploring Disney’s Impact on Popular 
Culture’


Guest Editors

Lisa J. Hackett

University of New England, Australia


Huw Nolan

Popular Culture Research Network (PopCRN), Australia


Jo Coghlan

University of New England, Australia


Disney occupies a special place in popular culture, both as a site of 
the imaginary and as one of the largest entertainment companies 
globally. Drawing on papers presented at the Popular Culture Research 
Network (PopCRN) international conference, The Magic Kingdom: Exploring 
Disney’s Impact on Popular Culture, held in July 2025, this Special 
Issue examines how Disney’s canon is shaped not only by its narratives, 
but also by their limits, silences and ambiguities.


For more information about the journal and issue click here>>

https://www.intellectbooks.com/ijds <https://www.intellectbooks.com/ijds>


Aims & Scope


The International Journal of Disney Studiesexamines the Walt Disney 
Company, an international media conglomerate that impacts our global 
culture. This international, peer-reviewed journal draws from a variety 
of academic and industrial lenses, perspectives, methods and fields, 
while providing a space for scholars to present new research, review 
current research and comment on wider Disney commodities.


Issue 2.2


Editorial


The Magic Kingdom: Exploring Disney’s Impact on Popular Culture 
<https://intellectdiscover.com/content/journals/10.1386/ijds_00035_2>

LISA J. HACKETT, HUW NOLAN AND JO COGHLAN


Articles


Who’s haunting the Haunted Mansion?: Race and its absence at Disney’s 
haunted houses 
<https://intellectdiscover.com/content/journals/10.1386/ijds_00030_1>(OPEN 
ACCESS)

DORIAN COLE


Marginalization of madness: Disney, queer representation and Marvel’s 
Multiverse of Madness 
<https://intellectdiscover.com/content/journals/10.1386/ijds_00032_1>

ANDREW THIBAUDEAU


‘Us weirdos have to stick together’: Fan passion, representation and the 
enduring legacy of The Owl House 
<https://intellectdiscover.com/content/journals/10.1386/ijds_00031_1>

EMMA CARROLL HUDSON


‘I’m going to do what I do best: lie, deceive, manipulate, and cheat’: 
Disney representations of crime shaping ‘real-world’ views of ‘typical’ 
criminals 
<https://intellectdiscover.com/content/journals/10.1386/ijds_00034_1>

JENNY WISE, HUW NOLAN AND LESLEY MCLEAN


Taking to the skies: Aviation, joy and the fulfilled self in classic 
Disney animation 
<https://intellectdiscover.com/content/journals/10.1386/ijds_00033_1>

BRENNAN THOMAS


Fresh Perspective


Mental health on the big screen: Using popular films to understand 
mental health 
<https://intellectdiscover.com/content/journals/10.1386/ijds_00036_7>

SUE LYNN MAH AND ZI BIN TEOH


Book Review


Forgotten Disney: Essays on Lesser-Known Productions, Kathy Merlock 
Jackson, Carl H. Sederholm and Mark I. West (eds) (2023) 
<https://intellectdiscover.com/content/journals/10.1386/ijds_00037_5>

DANIEL BUTCHER
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