Covers the presentation of major characters in Disney's Frozen, especially Anna and Elsa. The stereotypically feminine features in the language they use are examined, as well as the gendered stereotypes evident in their actions and visual portrayals. This article will be useful if you are interested in how gendered stereotypes present in Disney films (especially with … Continue reading Alsaraireh et al. (2020) Critical discourse analysis of gender representation …
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Azmi et al. (2016) Gender and speech in a Disney princess movie
Investigates the female characters in Disney’s animated film ‘Frozen’ to see if their language use reflects the film’s modernised portrayal of princesses. 32 scenes are analysed and chosen according to their balance of male-female dialogues. Four characteristics of female speech (empty adjectives, hedges, intensifiers and questions) are examined both qualitatively and quantitatively. This paper would … Continue reading Azmi et al. (2016) Gender and speech in a Disney princess movie
Bazzi (2022) Dubbing feminist discourse in Disney films for Arab audiences
Examines the ways in which gendered language use changes in the process of translation from English to dubbed Arabic in Disney’s Frozen. It compares transcripts from the dubbed Arabic version and the English version of the film, specifically focusing on differences in lexicalisation, metaphor, social actors and modality. The study shows how gendered language use … Continue reading Bazzi (2022) Dubbing feminist discourse in Disney films for Arab audiences
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
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