“But I’m not a girl! I’m a shark!” – A discourse-focused analysis of genderqueer allegory through language in Nimona

Representation in Animation  Animation can arguably be a medium of exploration and growth. As other GLARe posts have shown, animated films are far more than just cartoons for children! Films like Into the Spiderverse (Persichetti et al., 2018) and The Mitchells vs the Machines (Rianda, 2021) are some of my personal favourite examples of the … Continue reading “But I’m not a girl! I’m a shark!” – A discourse-focused analysis of genderqueer allegory through language in Nimona

Unger and Sunderland (2007) Gendered discourses in a contemporary animated film

Examines gendered discourses and stereotypes in the animated feature film Shrek. An overview is given of the various gendered discourses identified, and salient extracts are analysed in detail with respect to both visual and linguistic elements. This paper will be useful if you are interested in discourses around gender and the subversion of gender stereotypes, … Continue reading Unger and Sunderland (2007) Gendered discourses in a contemporary animated film