It’s a safe bet that for every Disney fairytale we loved as a child, there was a villain that kept you on the edge of your seat. Or you may have admired a baddie whose motivations perplexed you so much, that you grew to appreciate their cunning wit and charming disposition despite it pushing your favorite hero away from their good goals.
The Psychgeist of Pop Culture: Disney Villains dives deep into our understanding of what it means to be bad, in a way that’s easier to read than Dr Facilier’s cards.
“The Psychgeist of Pop Culture: Disney Villains is an exquisite compilation of entertaining essays that prod at the psychology underlying many of our favorite Disney baddies. The Psychgeist of Disney Villains does more than merely categorize villains as, well, bad. Instead, it demonstrates the multifaceted grey areas and complexities that built up the characters that we’ve loved to hate since our childhoods. It is a collection that reaches into the depths of our own psyches and pulls out our fears, foibles, and even childhood traumas with a deep contextualization that only a Psychgeist book can.”
– Amanda Farough, Executive Producer, Writer, & Multiclasser-at-Large
