Category Archives: Sharon

‘Brave’ Creator Blasts Disney for ‘Blatant Sexism’ in Princess Makeover

Hey guys! I just came across this article about the make-over Disney gave Merida from Brave for the next film. It reminded me of Sharon’s case study and I thought some of you might find it interesing! The creator of … Continue reading

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Final Discussion

For our final cafe group discussion we talked about our classmates presentations and how interesting it was to see theory applied to such a range of topics. For example, we were intrigued by how Derrida’s “Differance” could be applied to … Continue reading

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I forgot about Ariel!

All of the Disney princesses were detailed, except Ariel, who slipped my mind…yikes! She is a mermaid and the daughter of king Triton. She is adventurous and curious about the world outside the sea. One day she ventures to the … Continue reading

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Disney’s latest addition to the princess line

Brave came out in 2012 and with it came a feisty, independent, and adventurous young lady, Merida. Peter Debruge of Variety gave a positive review of the film, remarking that the film “offers a tougher, more self-reliant heroine for an … Continue reading

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Rapunzel

Rapunzel is the last princess before Merida, having been released in 2010. I thought she was AWESOME!! Resourceful, witty, helpful, she makes watching the movie Tangled a delight. However, upon closer inspection Flynn takes the reigns and controls much of … Continue reading

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Jasmine, Pocahantas, Mulan, and Tiana: The ethnic princesses

These four princesses were disney’s attempts at diversifying the princess brand to include princesses children other than  blonde, white girls with big blue eyes. Unlike the “first wave” of princesses, they were a lot more idenependent, a lot less passive, … Continue reading

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Hybridization and the Third Space

Each phrase has multiple meanings because it signifies something different depending on what it is referring to.  Take hybridity for example.  Both creolization an mestizaje are forms of hybridization however they both have different meanings.  Through creolization we see the … Continue reading

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Pocahantas-The first ethnic Disney princess

Pocahantas  was Disney’s first ethnic princess. A native American chief’s daughter, Pocahantas is a rebel and independent. Hers adds a different dimension to the typical Disney princess so far. First of all she is not white and second of all … Continue reading

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Leading class discussion

We met to discuss how we were going to present the Shiva article. We divided the article into sections (intro, colonization and the spinning wheel, colonization of the seed, intellectual property rights and the conclusion). We have one eight minute … Continue reading

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Food for thought

I was youtube-ing some videos on disney and women and came across how men are portrayed. This adds an interesting dimension to my topic because while women are placed in a certain role, men are as well. This is something … Continue reading

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