Focuses on how two Disney princess films use language to perpetuate sexist tropes against both men and women. Considers percentage of dialogue spoken by each gender and frequency of certain language features such as commands and interruptions. Data is mostly quantitative with no detailed linguistic analysis of sample extracts. This paper would be useful for … Continue reading Begum (2022) He said, she said
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Benabdellah (2018) Impoliteness strategies and gender differences among Disney modern protagonists
Explores how male and female Disney characters in Frozen and Moana use language (specifically impoliteness strategies) to produce and maintain gendered power relations as well as transgress normative social manners. Data is primarily quantitative with limited detailed linguistic analysis qualitatively. This paper would be useful for those interested in comparing male and female characters’ use … Continue reading Benabdellah (2018) Impoliteness strategies and gender differences among Disney modern protagonists
Bergman (2015) Happily ever after
Investigates the development of the use of stereotypical feminine language over the span of 60 years in Disney’s Cinderella (1950) and Tangled (2010). Mostly quantitative data analysis focusing on the frequency of stereotypical feminine language features identified in both films. Considers context in the discussion of the results. This paper would be useful for those … Continue reading Bergman (2015) Happily ever after
Bertović (2019) Gender differences in Disney princess movies
Examines the speech of male and female characters and how language features have changed over time in six Disney films from 1950-2016. There is qualitative analysis of specific linguistic features across each film with script excerpts being provided where appropriate. Politeness/impoliteness features are also examined. Quantitative analysis provides a general insight into how language use … Continue reading Bertović (2019) Gender differences in Disney princess movies
Blush (2021) Bending the Elementary: Queering Gender and Sexuality in Avatar: The Last Airbender and Beyond
Looks at the role of television in constructing gender for children and reinforcing traditional gender roles, especially Judith Butler’s “heterosexual matrix”, with lexical analysis of how characters do and don’t escape it. Investigates the ways in which Avatar: the Last Airbender (2005-2008) either upholds or subverts the dichotomies of gender and sexuality, by analyzing the … Continue reading Blush (2021) Bending the Elementary: Queering Gender and Sexuality in Avatar: The Last Airbender and Beyond
Campanelli (2019) Gender Nonconformity and Lesbianism in the Magical Girl Genre
Explores conventions of the “Magical Girl” and “Good Witch” tropes within the Shojo/Shoujo genre. Covers older representations of heteronormativity, gender conformity and nonconformity in the 90s, analysing a variety of animes from this genre. Focuses on the demonization of “butchness” and lesbianism as well as the sexualization of adolescent protagonists, through semantic and pragmatic analysis. … Continue reading Campanelli (2019) Gender Nonconformity and Lesbianism in the Magical Girl Genre
Chen & Liu (2023) A Study on Chinese Audience’s Receptive Behavior towards Chinese and Western Cultural Hybridity Films Based on Grounded Theory – Taking Disney’s Animated Film Turning Red as an Example
Analyses Chinese reactions to the Disney film “Turning Red” (2022) as a hybrid of Chinese and Western culture and values on screen. Explores the depictions of mother-daughter relationships, female friendships and support and the influence of Chinese culture and society on these, whilst discussing the resonance of these themes with Chinese viewers. Also describes the … Continue reading Chen & Liu (2023) A Study on Chinese Audience’s Receptive Behavior towards Chinese and Western Cultural Hybridity Films Based on Grounded Theory – Taking Disney’s Animated Film Turning Red as an Example
Dahlberg-Dodd (2020) Voices of the hero
Examines the presentation of hegemonic masculinity in anime aimed at adolescent boys and its change over time. The study looks at the use of pronouns and the phonetic performance of protagonists and how these respectively relate to gender performance. This paper would be useful for those interested in the relationship between linguistic content and phonetic … Continue reading Dahlberg-Dodd (2020) Voices of the hero