Abstract :
There are few links between art education and
popular entertainment. Major attractions, such as
theme parks, have come to question the relationship
between the everyday and the aesthetic.
These parks have become sources of ‘calculated
hedonism’ where visitors enjoy physical experience
in elaborately designed sets. But young
people, in particular, approach this experience in
varying ways. This paper explores the several
options that they may adopt to become aware of
the ‘visual ideology’ at work in the entertainment,
as well as the stratagems employed.
Hopefully, visitors to such parks may become
accomplished critics of the politics of display.
