Uses semiotics to analyze meanings in nine Miyazaki films (1984-2008) - Nausicaa, Laputa: Castle in the Sky, My Neighbour Totoro, Kiki’s Delivery Service, Porco Rosso, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle and Ponyo. Studies recurring images and representations and how they connote meaning in regards to female characters, as well as proportions of speech … Continue reading Amzad Hossain & Fu (2014) Young Girls and Flying Images: A Semiotic Analysis of Hayao Miyazaki’s Animations
Tag: constructions of femininity
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
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
Davis (2007) Good girls and wicked witches
Covers the depictions of human female protagonists and antagonists in Disney’s animated feature films released between 1937 and 2005. Along with providing background information on animation, Disney (the studio and the person) and constructions of femininity in American popular culture, a fairly large number of specific films are examined in depth. These analyses will be … Continue reading Davis (2007) Good girls and wicked witches
Shimada (2011) Representations of girls in Japanese Magical Girl TV animation programmes from 1966 to 2003 and Japanese female audiences’ understanding of them
Provides a cultural context of the Shojo genre and japanese feminism. Textually analyses 6 different animations - Sally the Witch (1966-68), The Secrets of Akko-chan (1969-70), Meg the Little Witch (1974-75), Magical Angel Creamy Mami (1983-84), Sailor Moon (1992 -2000) and Magical Doremi (1999-2003). Focus on the traits, behaviour and language used in relation to … Continue reading Shimada (2011) Representations of girls in Japanese Magical Girl TV animation programmes from 1966 to 2003 and Japanese female audiences’ understanding of them
Stecher (2023) Animating Gender: A Medium Drawn to Transness
Applies transgender theory to animation as a medium. Focuses mostly on character design, and the gendering of non-human characters but also contains a chapter on the impact of voice on gender representation which may be useful for those interested voice tone, pitch etc. in animated characters. Stecher, D. (2023). Animating Gender: A Medium Drawn to … Continue reading Stecher (2023) Animating Gender: A Medium Drawn to Transness
Taşkin, H ve Inanç. (2023) Reflections of the Female Identity Constructions in Animation Movies: An Analysis on Disney and Hayao Miyazaki Movies
Looks at the semiotics and visual representations of women in a range of Hayao Miyazaki and Disney films between 1984 to 2022. Detailed discussion on socially constructed gender roles and how they are reflected in the animated films of those times. The article focuses on visual framing of animated women, paying attention to body types, … Continue reading Taşkin, H ve Inanç. (2023) Reflections of the Female Identity Constructions in Animation Movies: An Analysis on Disney and Hayao Miyazaki Movies