As hinted previously, running the journal is a lot of work: even with three Chief Editors to share the load, but even they could not do this alone. So, without further ado, we wanted to introduce the incoming class of Associate Editors - performing a variety of roles and duties, and special moves!

ANNOUNCING: we have a new Chief Editor, joining current Editors-in-Chief Rebecca Rowe and Lisa Fiore. The search took longer than anticipated due to the quality of candidates and discussions over the long-term growth of the Journal, but we can now formally announce…

UPDATE: due to a series of seemingly unrelated errors, Assistant Editor Goofy has been accidentally slingshotted past Earth. He was able to miraculously avoid the sun (though caught on fire), and is believed to be somewhere in the Asteroid Belt, based on radio telescopes picking up a distant yodel.

Have you ever been curious about what goes on behind the scenes at our publication? Wondering how we fit into the larger Disneysphere? Join our editors and new friend Brett Nachman (@drnachman.bsky.social) on Notably Disney: notablydisney.podbean.com/e/opening-th...

A common question in Disney Studies is "what can my discipline even do with that Mickey Mouse field of study?" One answer comes from Jonathan Matusitz, who locates a key function of Public Speaking in how the Walt Disney company operates, applying Diffusion of Innovations theory to explain that:

Here at the International Journal of Disney Studies, everything new is old again. To illustrate, Ignacio Laguía builds on Jack Zipes’s framework of the Disney fairy-tale to interrogate the modern state of Disney’s fairy-tale-industrial complex. A key shift for the post-Tangled world:

From our new issue: The most excellent editors Rebecca Rowe (@drbecca.bsky.social) and Lisa Fiore editorialize the present landscape, and the significance of Disney as a cultural object, both in our modern moment and decades before, and the importance of that continued work, explaining:

ANNOUNCING: volume 2.1 of the International Journal of Disney Studies! MEET our excellent new editor, INDULGE in intersections with public speaking, CHERISH old fairy tales, KINDLE you knowledge of female violence, ENJOY the wild frontier, YEARN for more here: intellectdiscover.com/content/jour...

New issue of International Journal of Disney Studies - Volume 2, Issue 1, 2026 ⬇️⬇️⬇️ @ijdisneystudies.bsky.social intellectdiscover.com/content/jour...

I have just been informed applications are due in TWO DAYS. We are looking for both a junior AND a senior editor, so whatever your experience level, there is a space for you! Get in near the ground floor of a fantastic peer-reviewed scholarly journal. It's what Assistant Editor Goofy wanted.

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The International Journal of Disney Studies@ijdisneystudies.bsky.social · 4mo ago

ANNOUNCING: The International Journal of Disney Studies needs your help! We are looking for TWO editors to join us: an Editor (for those who bring knowledge and experience) and an Associate Editor (for those still growing). Applications due May 1st; more details: drive.google.com/file/d/1w-_h...

ANNOUNCING: The International Journal of Disney Studies needs your help! We are looking for TWO editors to join us: an Editor (for those who bring knowledge and experience) and an Associate Editor (for those still growing). Applications due May 1st; more details: drive.google.com/file/d/1w-_h...

Unfortunate news: Assistant Editor Goofy accidentally attached his suspenders to Artemis II. He has apparently been slingshotted into the Moon's orbit, so we're hoping that he will return in the near future, but meantime, we will prepare a rescue mission. Please watch this space for updates.

Friendly reminder: a month might seem like a while, but the clock is ticking down all the while! Bring your hot takes on Mother Goethel, "Baby Mine," Lady Tremaine, and every maternal figure in between!

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Dr. Marissa Lammon@marissalammon.bsky.social · 4mo ago

We are officially 1 month from the deadline to submit a piece to the @ijdisneystudies.bsky.social special issue on motherhood: www.intellectbooks.com/ijds We can't wait to see your submissions!

Trump sharing an image of actor Fess Parker as "historical" probably because he can only conceptualize Parker's Disney representation of Crockett. Anyhoo, I have an article coming out very soon on Buffalo Bill, Fess Parker, and Disney's idea of the frontier. @ijdisneystudies.bsky.social

Alex Pointon frames the grand history of Daisy Duck within the larger feminist movements: her transformation from nagging girlfriend to fashionista does not always occur evenly, and contrasts with Minnie, who presents more a traditional gender identity (ie, as a housewife and supporter of Mickey).

I am pleased to announce that I will be guest editing a forthcoming issue of the International Journal of Disney Studies, with the inimical Joel Gray and...you? We're looking for a Goofy to join our Donald and Mickey, so please consider signing on. Issue CFP will follow in due course.

The International Journal of Disney Studies@ijdisneystudies.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Have you wished upon a star that you could be an IJoDS editor, but thought that only happens in fairy tales? Well, dream no more: we're looking for special guest editors on two special issues (Global fandom and Mickey). We are open to all regardless of experience level: tinyurl.com/3wfh6ncw

Have you wished upon a star that you could be an IJoDS editor, but thought that only happens in fairy tales? Well, dream no more: we're looking for special guest editors on two special issues (Global fandom and Mickey). We are open to all regardless of experience level: tinyurl.com/3wfh6ncw

Call for Guest Editors

The International Journal of Disney Studies is planning two exciting special issues (more about them below), and we’re looking to expand our guest editor teams for them! As guest editor, you would wor...

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Thrilled to be guest editing an issue of @ijdisneystudies.bsky.social on Global Disney Fandom. Currently seeking co-editors to work on the issue so please check out the call below #FanStudies #DisneyStudies docs.google.com/document/u/0...

Call for Guest Editors

The International Journal of Disney Studies is planning two exciting special issues (more about them below), and we’re looking to expand our guest editor teams for them! As guest editor, you would wor...

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Continuing our readings of the second issue, Xiyuan Tan offers us "Caricature and 'Funny Faces' in the Young Heroines of Turning Red." Considering the role of gender and animation studies, Tan considers how the film challenges the expectations of how emotion is portrayed, arguing that...

ANNOUNCING: Our first themed issue! For Disney, mothers can be both good and evil, evincing deeper cultural undercurrents of their respective moments. The deadline for completed drafts is May 1st, and our guest editors are happy to discuss fresh ideas and approaches. Info here: tinyurl.com/2s38bn8y

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Call for Papers: IJDS is accepting submissions for an upcoming special issue, "Mothers of the Magical Kingdom: Disney and Maternal Figures." We encourage critical engagement with how Disney mediates maternal power, agency, vulnerability, and identity. Full CfP: drive.google.com/file/d/1SScR...

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Our third article of Issue Two is Sophia Saite's "Transcultural Hybridaptation and Queerness in Power Rangers RPM" (thanks to the University of Tasmania for making this article open access; you can read it here, even if you are not yet a subscriber: intellectdiscover.com/content/jour....

Wishing all our editors, authors, and especially readers all the best for this holiday season. More to come soon!

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Our second article is Ethan Salerno Nogueira's "Identity, intertextuality and Italianicity: The Edutainment of Disney-Pixar’s Luca (2021)." This article considers Luca for its portrayal of Italian culture, particularly outside the main tourist centers of the country, finding...

Follow follow follow! We just had an editorial board meeting this morning, and there are fantastic things on horizons for the premiere journal of Disney Studies ❤️

The International Journal of Disney Studies@ijdisneystudies.bsky.social · 8mo ago

After a few months away on family business, we have been pulled back in. We've got some catching up to do, so watch this space for new announcements, and pardon our dust as we talk our current issue, preview the upcoming works, and unveil some grand new approaches to Disney Studies!

First in the order: David Allen and Agata Handley's "Experiencing ‘Asia’: ‘Disenchanted enchantment’ in Disney’s ‘Animal Kingdom’." The authors recontextualize the hyperreality of the Disney Parks in a more constructive fashion, reframing the audience agency within the larger conversation.

After a few months away on family business, we have been pulled back in. We've got some catching up to do, so watch this space for new announcements, and pardon our dust as we talk our current issue, preview the upcoming works, and unveil some grand new approaches to Disney Studies!

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Aca-Disney-Colleagues Hugely exciting news of a CFP for a Disney Companion put together by the terrific Prof. Lorna Farnell and myself. So if you are fascinated/horrified by all things Disney see attached: www.academia.edu/143102016/Di...

Disney: A Companion, edited by Lorna Piatti-Farnell and Simon Bacon

The editors invite abstracts for a forthcoming edited volume entitled Disney: A Companion, which will offer a comprehensive critical exploration of The Walt Disney Company's cultural, historical, ...

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A preorder link is live! 😊 If you would like the book and can preorder, that is a *huge* help, but if you can't, I completely get that. The best thing you can do in that case is request that your university or local library orders a copy - that helps sales, too! mcfarlandbooks.com/product/news...

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There is a book cover and an official title for the #Newsies book, and I am so incredibly delighted!!! ❤️ Preorder links should be available very soon, and I will share those as soon as I can.

@ijdisneystudies.bsky.social , preorders are here! 😊