Covers the presentation of the protagonist, Princess Merida, in the Disney/Pixar film Brave. A multimodal approach was taken by the researcher, using both visual and linguistic analysis (looking at politeness strategies and face-threatening acts in particular). This article will be useful if you are interested in how femininity relates to politeness in animated films, particularly when considered alongside visual analysis.
Shehatta, S. (2020). Breaking stereotypes: A multimodal analysis of the representation of the female lead in the animation movie Brave. Textual Turnings: An International Peer-Reviewed Journal in English Studies, 2(1), 170–194. https://doi.org/10.21608/ttaip.2020.133423