“… 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’
Tag: Gender roles
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
Finley (2023) Defamiliarizied Gender in the Works of Hayao Miyazaki
Argues that Miyazaki’s films portray unconventionally strong female protagonists through defamiliarization, stating that the films Spirited Away and Kiki’s Delivery Service borrow from and rejects elements of Japanese culture to create characters and settings that evoke the defamiliarization of gender, e.g. in genderbent references to folklore and historical figures. Contains close analysis of the original … Continue reading Finley (2023) Defamiliarizied Gender in the Works of Hayao Miyazaki
Leaper, Breed, Hoffman & Perlman (2002) Variations in the gender-stereotyped content of children’s television cartoons across genres
Examines the gender-stereotyped content of children’s TV network cartoons across 4 genres: traditional adventure, nontraditional adventure, educational/family, and comedy. Notes the over-representation of male characters, linking TV’s role in shaping children’s behaviour to likelihoods of gender stereotyping. Studies the frequencies of 9 labelled emotions triggered the behaviour and language across the 4 genres and Additionally … Continue reading Leaper, Breed, Hoffman & Perlman (2002) Variations in the gender-stereotyped content of children’s television cartoons across genres
Scheffer-Wentz (2020) Let it Go: A Critical Comparative Analysis of the Modern-Day Female Protagonist Based on Disney’s Frozen and Frozen II
A qualitative comparative content analysis of gender roles in both Frozen I and II. The study of the two films in a broad content analysis of gender through 4 codes of emotion, traditional gender traits, role within the film, and the aesthetic perception of the characters. Language is used to pluck out the occurrences of … Continue reading Scheffer-Wentz (2020) Let it Go: A Critical Comparative Analysis of the Modern-Day Female Protagonist Based on Disney’s Frozen and Frozen II
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