"Like the very best criticism, Osterweil's book is more than a way to deepen your understanding of the material she dissects it's a way to deepen your understanding of the world that produced it, and to deepen your understanding of yourself." Cory Doctorow
In The Extended Universe, Vicky Osterweil pairs blistering cultural criticism with sharp material analysis to reveal the very real dangers of Disney (and its main weapon, IP). From sexless superhero Hollywood hegemony to COVID deaths to the military-industrial complex, Osterweil maps out the Magic Kingdom's proper place as a stronghold of the dark empire of modern capitalism. An essential read for understanding the current moment.
Jordan Harper, screenwriter and author of Everybody Knows and She Rides Shotgun
Vicky Osterweil has again provided us with a crystal clear, brilliant, deeply researched, readable book that exposes how systems of domination actually work. The Extended Universe 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 Disneys 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.
Dean Spade, author of Love in a F*cked-Up World: How to Build Relationships, Hook Up, and Raise Hell Together
With The Extended Universe, Vicky Osterweil tells the story of Disney with the stories of Disney. Essential reading for Disney lovers and haters alike."
Malcolm Harris, author of Whats Left: Three Paths Through the Planetary Crisis
With The Extended Universe, Vicky Osterweil offers a masterful exposé of, and intervention against, one of the most insidious and powerful property regimes of the last centuryintellectual property. Osterweil is the brilliant, generous, and revolutionary guide we need to rethink cultural production today, and kill the Mouse inside our heads.
Natasha Lennard author of Being Numerous: Essays on Non-Fascist Life
The Extended Universe tears the intellectual property driven world we live in limb from limb, chewing up everything from corporate strategy to collective viewing habits. Osterweil leaves nothing but picked-over bones and a little hope that maybe we can make something new out of the remains.
Cameron Kunzelman, host of Ranged Touch
A razor-sharp critique. . . . A plucky argument against Big Fairytale.
Publishers Weekly
"Assertive...denounces Walt Disneys conservative Republican politics, battles with unions, and his companys past practice of decontextualizing the origins of stories to reach broader audiences."
Library Journal
"A vaccine against the cultural manipulations that Disney and other IP wranglers perpetuate."
Michael Marano, The Arts Fuse
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