Pixar x Affective Economics

Pixar x Affective Economics

From Material Girls by Witch, Please Productions

May 5, 2026 · 1h 1m · Season 3 · Episode 5

About this episode

Hannah and Marcelle discuss Pixar's impact through the lens of affective economics during their Disneyland experience.

When Hannah and Marcelle go to Disneyland, you can pretty much bank on them returning happier, out some cash, and deep in the throes of processing the experience! So what better return to the pod than an episode about Pixar and Henry Jenkins' theory of affective economics. Tune in for a conversation, led by Hannah, about CGI, John Lasseter, the impact of Pixar's first CGI feature Toy Story (1999), the fantasy of living outside of capitalism, and what Jenkins' theory of affective economics ( Convergence Culture, 2006) can do to help us make sense of it all! Related Listening Disney x Pinkwashing Appendix: Fan Studies Revisited (Witch, Please) Works Cited “Computer Animation Production System.” Wikipedia . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_Animation_Production_System . Visited on 28 April 2026.  “John Lasseter.” Wikipedia . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lasseter . Visited on 28 April 2026.  “Pixar.” Wikipedia . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixar . Visited on 28 April 2026.  Sandlin, Jennifer A. and Julie Garlen Maudlin. “Disney’s pedagogies of pleasure and the eternal recurrence of whiteness.” Journal of Consumer Culture 17.2 (2017): 397-412…

People in this episode

Hosts: Hannah, Marcelle

Topics covered

  • Pixar
  • affective economics
  • CGI
  • capitalism
  • Disneyland
  • Toy Story
  • Henry Jenkins

Keywords

  • Pixar
  • affective economics
  • Toy Story
  • CGI
  • Disneyland
  • capitalism
  • John Lasseter
  • Henry Jenkins

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pixar, Disney, Witch, Please

Books & works: Toy Story, Convergence Culture, Journal of Consumer Culture

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