Embodying Disney Dreams: the Representation of Femininity and Whiteness in Recent Disney Animated Films

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Embodying Disney Dreams: the Representation of Femininity and Whiteness in Recent Disney Animated Films

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This thesis proposes to critically examine the ways in which whiteness and femininity are represented in recent Disney animated films. It will be contended that the Disney text is an influential part of the popular cultural discourse on femininity and whiteness but this is often obscured or made invisible by the ways in which the films work to naturalise these constructions. The work of this thesis will be to unpack the constructions of femininity and whiteness through an analysis of the figu...

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Thesis level

Masters

Date created

2009

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Maplesden, Allison

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https://figshare.com/articles/thesis/Embodying_Disney_Dreams_the_Representation_of_Femininity_and...

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Media studies / Disney / Femininity / Whiteness / School: School of English, Film, Theatre and Media Studies / Media Studies / Marsden: 420304 Screen and Media Studies / Degree Discipline: Film / Degree Level: Masters / Degree Name: Master of Arts

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