Name: The Extended Universe: How Disney Killed the Movies and Took over the World
Start: 2026-09-06T17:00:00-0500
End: 2026-09-06T18:30:00-0500

The Extended Universe: How Disney Killed the Movies and Took over the World

Sunday September 6, 2026 5:00pm - 6:30pm CDT

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Join Vicky Osterweil 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.

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Daniella Mazzio

Daniella Mazzio is a Chicago-based, award-nominated culture writer, screenwriter, accessibility consultant, and performer, who has been featured in the Chicago Reader, Indiewire, Autostraddle, Slate, the Boston Globe, WBEZ Chicago, and more. In 2025, she launched a new film podcast... Read More →

Vicky Osterweil

Vicky Osterweil is a Philadelphia-based writer, agitator, and worker and the author of The Extended Universe and In Defense of Looting. She is a member of the anarchist journal CAW and has written about the intersections of film, politics, and culture for publications such as The... Read More →

Sunday September 6, 2026 5:00pm - 6:30pm CDT
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Socialism 2026

Daniella Mazzio

Vicky Osterweil

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Socialism 2026

Daniella Mazzio

Vicky Osterweil

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