{"product_id":"the-extended-universe-how-disney-killed-the-movies-and-took-over-the-world","title":"The Extended Universe: How Disney Killed the Movies and Took Over the World","description":"\u003cp\u003eby Vicky Osterweil\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHaymarket Books\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4\/14\/2026, hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSKU: \u003cspan id=\"pd-product-id\"\u003e9798888903667\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA provocative history of Disney's rise to cultural dominance, pulling skeletons from the corporate closet to decode the political messages hidden in all of your favorite childhood movies.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Extended Universe, \u003c\/em\u003e Vicky Osterweil takes us on a quest to discover how Disney's \"imagineers\" have made it impossible to reflect on the wonders of growing up without thinking of Disney's movies, amusement parks, and merchandising. Drawing on extensive interviews with filmmakers, screenwriters, union organizers, and Disney \"adults\" alike, Osterweil unearths reactionary political commitments and maleficent legal maneuvers so cartoonishly evil they would make one of Walt's own animated villains blush.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlong the way, Osterweil braids together corporate skullduggery with a not entirely unsympathetic analysis of some of Disney's most famous movies. The result is an entertaining and convincing case that Disney's entire business model has been built upon a ruthless and fanatical insistence on intellectual property rights--from \u003cem\u003eSteamboat Willie\u003c\/em\u003e to \u003cem\u003eAvengers: Infinity War\u003c\/em\u003e and beyond!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReviews:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Vicky Osterweil has again provided us with a crystal clear, brilliant, deeply researched, readable book that exposes how systems of domination actually work. \u003cem\u003eThe Extended Universe\u003c\/em\u003e persuasively argues that the enforcement of intellectual property law is not a specialized topic of interest to artists and musicians, but is central to the distribution of medicine and food, poverty and violence. Anyone who cares about responding to the current crises threatening life on earth should read this account of exactly how our lives have been shaped by Disney's manipulations. Because of the ubiquity of Disney in our lives and imaginations, and the extent to which generations have become emotionally attached to Disney's productions, this book is a particularly compelling and useful tool for exposing a broad audience to the terrifying global order that props up the fantasy.\"\u003cbr\u003e-- Dean Spade, author of \u003ca title=\"https:\/\/burningbooks.com\/products\/love-in-a-f-cked-up-world-how-to-build-relationships-hook-up-and-raise-hell-together\" href=\"https:\/\/burningbooks.com\/products\/love-in-a-f-cked-up-world-how-to-build-relationships-hook-up-and-raise-hell-together\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eLove in a F*cked-Up World: How to Build Relationships, Hook Up, and Raise Hell Together\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"With \u003cem\u003eThe Extended Universe\u003c\/em\u003e, Vicky Osterweil offers a masterful exposé of, and intervention against, one of the most insidious and powerful property regimes of the last century--intellectual property. Osterweil is the brilliant, generous, and revolutionary guide we need to rethink cultural production today, and kill the Mouse inside our heads.\"\u003cbr\u003e-- Natasha Lennard author of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/burningbooks.com\/products\/being-numerous-pb\" title=\"Being Numerous\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eBeing Numerous: Essays on Non-Fascist Life\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVicky Osterweil\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Philadelphia-based writer, agitator, and brickmason whose first book, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/burningbooks.com\/products\/in-defense-of-looting-a-riotous-history-of-uncivil-action\" title=\"In Defense of Looting\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn Defense of Looting\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, described historical struggles for liberation in the US. She is a member of the anarchist journal \u003cem\u003eCAW\u003c\/em\u003e and has written about the intersections of film, politics, and culture for publications such as \u003cem\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eArt in America\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAl Jazeera America\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Baffler\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDissent\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLux Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe New Inquiry\u003c\/em\u003e, where she was also a culture editor for many years.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Burning Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52055983259931,"sku":"Extended Universe","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0466\/5121\/files\/71KeRKYad2L._SL1500.jpg?v=1776103344","url":"https:\/\/burningbooks.com\/products\/the-extended-universe-how-disney-killed-the-movies-and-took-over-the-world","provider":"Burning Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}