ENGL 1001: Great Expectations
Welcome!
This research guide is designed to assist students in Dr. Simpson's English 1001 course, specifically to help you find resources for an informative report on an aspect of Disney.
Steamboat Willie, 1928. ARTstor Digital Library 
Photograph of Walt Disney, 1966. ARTstor Digital Library
Why Use Reference Materials?
Reference Sources:
- Provide background info/brief overviews on a subject
- Provide key terms, persons, etc. to add to database searches
- Lead to more useful sources
- Help you narrow down your topic
Online Reference
- Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new windowSearch a variety of Oxford reference books online
- Gale Virtual Reference Library This link opens in a new windowReference e-books covering a variety of disciplines including popular culture, the arts, education, history, law, literature, religion, science, and social science
- Credo Reference Online This link opens in a new windowA variety of ready reference & subject specific reference titles from highly respected publishers
Reference Books
The Disneyland EncyclopediaChris Strodder. 2nd ed. Santa Monica Press, 2012.
The Disney Song EncyclopediaThomas S. Hischak and Mark A. Robinson. Scarecrow Press, 2009.
The Disney Musical on Stage and Screen: Critical Approaches from "Snow White" to "Frozen"George Rodosthenous, editor. Bloomsbury Pub., 2017.
Upper Level 384.80979494 D632D
The Cartoon Music BookDaniel Goldmark and Yuval Taylor, editors.
A Cappella Pub., 2002.
Includes chapter "Making Walt's Music: Music for Disney Animation, 1928-1967."
Fairground Attractions: A Genealogy of the Pleasure GroundDeborah Philips. Bloomsbury Academic, 2012.
Includes chapters "Mickey Mouse Chivalric Romance" (chapter 3) and "Fairy Tale Romance" (chapter 4).
Encyclopedias
Encyclopedia of Children, Adolescents, and the MediaJeffrey Jensen Arnett, editor. SAGE Pub., 2006.
Includes chapter "Disney" (pages 242-245), authored by Hardy Dreier.
New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture: Volume 16, Sports and RecreationHarvey H. Jackson, editor. U of North Carolina P, 2011.
Reference - Main Level 975.003
Includes entry "Disney World" (pages 278-80).
The Social History of the American Family: An EncyclopediaMarilyn Coleman and Lawrence H. Ganong, editors. SAGE Reference, 2014.
Include chapter "Disney/Disneyland/Amusement Parks" on pages 361-365 (authored by Diane C. Direiter).
Encyclopedia of Gender in MediaMary Kosut, editor. SAGE Pub., 2012
Includes chapter: "Children's Programming: Disney and Pixar" (pages 34-36).
