“… Then a noble princess is not a human!” – Princess Kaguya As several other GLARe posts show, gender stereotypes are reflected in animated characters. When you place a Disney princess next to a prince, the differences are stark (take Sleeping Beauty below, for example). Traditionally, the princess might be polite and beautiful, taking a … Continue reading To be a ‘Princess’: Language, womanhood & social status in Studio Ghibli’s ‘The Tale of the Princess Kaguya’
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The Sapphic 90s anime that inspired Steven Universe and She-ra: a discourse-focused analysis of Revolutionary Girl Utena
Even if you’ve never heard of Revolutionary Girl Utena (Ikuhara, 1997), you’ll absolutely know something that’s referenced it, if not taken direct influence from it. From Steven Universe (Sugar, 2013-2019), The Owl House (Terrace, 2020-present) and She-Ra and The Princesses of Power (Stevenson, 2018-2020), to Pokémon (Yuyama and Tomiyasu, 1997–Present), Scott Pilgrim (O'Malley, 2004-2010) and My … Continue reading The Sapphic 90s anime that inspired Steven Universe and She-ra: a discourse-focused analysis of Revolutionary Girl Utena
Aubrey and Harrison (2004) The gender-role content of children’s favorite television programs …
Outlines two studies examining gender stereotypes in children’s favourite animated television shows, and how this links to children’s gender-role values and perceptions related to gender. Mostly quantitative analysis examining the personalities, communicative activities and behaviours of characters from chosen television shows. Little detailed linguistic analysis, mostly data-based. This paper would be useful for those interested … Continue reading Aubrey and Harrison (2004) The gender-role content of children’s favorite television programs …
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
Baker (2007) Equally Super?
A study looking at the stereotypical, gendered portrayals of 70 superhero characters in 160 hours of recorded children’s animated television programming. Looks specifically at physical appearances, personality traits, physical behaviours as well as specific linguistic communicative features. The study concludes, through both quantitative and qualitative analysis, how and why specific features of superhero characters may … Continue reading Baker (2007) Equally Super?
Begum (2022) He said, she said
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
El Chami (2020) Gender and race representation in Disney
Takes an intersectional approach through content analysis of three Disney princess films from 2009-2016 featuring female leads of different races. Examines stereotypical women’s language forms (specifically empty adjectives, super polite forms and interruptions) seen in cross-sex interactions between female leads and male characters. Examples from scripts are provided. Results also consider the racial differences between … Continue reading El Chami (2020) Gender and race representation in Disney
Itmeizeh and Ma’ayeh (2017) Evolution of gender roles and women’s linguistic features …
Examines the ways in which gendered language use and stereotypical gender roles have changed over time using the animated Disney movies Brave and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs as case studies. Incorporates detailed linguistic analysis of the features of female characters’ language, using specific extracts from each film in direct comparison against one another. This … Continue reading Itmeizeh and Ma’ayeh (2017) Evolution of gender roles and women’s linguistic features …