Tag: hegemonic masculinity

You Can Lead A Horse To Feminism But You Can’t Make It Think: ‘BoJack the Feminist’ and Nuanced Understandings of Gender in Adult Animation

by Caitlin McAteer, posted in Analysis

Animation often brings with it associations of fairytale tropes, cutesy characters, and family-friendly storylines (with the exception of a few innuendos for the parents). But the foul-mouthed animal-human hybrids of BoJack Horseman (Bob-Waksberg, 2014-2020) exemplify the ever expanding, highly whacky world of adult animation. Although it is massively under-researched in comparison to children’s animation (Mitkus, … Continue reading You Can Lead A Horse To Feminism But You Can’t Make It Think: ‘BoJack the Feminist’ and Nuanced Understandings of Gender in Adult Animation

Gender queering and villainy in animated films: a linguistic analysis of Hades from Hercules

by Jasmin Awoodun, posted in Analysis

The picture so far  In recent years, an increasing number of commentaries have focused on the presentation of gender in animated villains — take, for instance, these articles from The Tempest, Screen Rant, and Feminism in India. More specifically, these commentaries have considered ways in which the villains don’t conform to traditional gender norms, while … Continue reading Gender queering and villainy in animated films: a linguistic analysis of Hades from Hercules