The Representation of Gender in Disney's Cinderella and Beauty & the Beast: A Comparative Analysis of Animation and Live-Action Disney Film
| dc.contributor.advisor | Mehring, F. | |
| dc.contributor.advisor | Valenta, M.G. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Houwers, L | |
| dc.date.issued | 2017-06-15 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This work aims to explore the developments of the representation of gender in popular cultural productions over time. It will focus its research on a recent development within the popular Disney franchise: Live-action remakes of animated classics. In comparing and analyzing four case studies, two animated films and their live-action counterparts, this study seeks to form an idea of gender representation and its progression over time. Using gender theory by Judith Butler and a variety of theory on gender in media and culture specifically, an analysis focused on the representation of gender will be carried out for the chosen case studies of Cinderella (1950), Cinderella (2015), Beauty and the Beast (1991), and Beauty and the Beast (2017). The findings of this work conclude that the live-action case studies clearly reflect ongoing gender discourse and societal change, despite simultaneously still inhabiting some traditional stereotypes and ideas. The changes that come forward show the possibility of change and provides an optimistic and hopeful view towards upcoming popular cultural productions. | en_US |
| dc.file.source | 599dc51024e27-Houwers_Mehring_BAThesis.pdf | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://theses.ubn.ru.nl/handle/123456789/4654 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.thesis.faculty | Faculteit der Letteren | en_US |
| dc.thesis.specialisation | Amerikanistiek | en_US |
| dc.thesis.studyprogramme | Bachelor Engelse taal en cultuur | en_US |
| dc.thesis.type | Bachelor | en_US |
| dc.title | The Representation of Gender in Disney's Cinderella and Beauty & the Beast: A Comparative Analysis of Animation and Live-Action Disney Film | en_US |
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