A term coined by researcher
Jon Gisle at the
University of Oslo. The term is ment to include all the science of
Walt Disneys
Donald Duck and their little
universe. There are several intellectuals in
Norway like
Jon Bing and Øystein Sørensen, who contribute to exploring the wonderful world of
Duckburg and its inhabitants. The reason for this may be that Donald Duck is immensly popular in the
nordic countries. The weekly Donald Duck magazine is among the top selling magazines, all magazines included. Followers of this movement are called
donaldists. Donaldism doesn not include
Mickey Mouse. Mickey is frowned upon, as one can see in mr. Rosa's stories. (In fact, Mickey is downright
heckled in Rosas stories, althou that's censored in the US
Gladstone productions.)
Mr. Gisle has also given names (Although somewhat humourous) to the different styles of Donald Duck drawing. Since the book "Donaldism" was written in 1973, I've added two new era, mostly since Don Rosa picked up the Carl Barks tradition.
- The pre-history donaldism (donaldismus antiquus optimus maximus) (1948-52)
- The older classic donaldism (donaldismus classicus vulgaris) (1951-57)
- The younger classic donaldism (donaldismus classicus romanticus) (1957-63)
- The commercialism (donaldismus speculativus phyphasan) (1963-66)
- The Clutzism (donaldismus clodrismus superlativus optimus) (1965-67)
- The simple present donaldism (donaldismus modernis vulgaris) (1965- 1978) (End date by Nordicfrost)
- The realism (donaldismus macabris diabolus) (1966- )
- The synthetic clutzism (donaldismus modernis lodrismosyntheticus) (1971-1982) (End date by Nordicfrost)
- The younger classic revivalism (donaldismus classicus romanticus revitalis) (1986 - ) (Added by Nordicfrost)
- The post-modern Italian movement (donaldismus romanicus modernicus) (1997 - ) (Added by Nordicfrost)
The donaldism movement has a site, www.donaldisme.net. Sorry, only available in Norwegian