Your final (woo hoo) journal entry is due on Sunday, November 15th. You will read 7 articles related to representation in Disney movies and these articles will also be used when you submit your Disney Movie Critique on Sunday, November 22nd. Again, you will be asked to synthesize the information in these articles and discuss how they relate to each other.
More information regarding the critique will be made available soon. Be thinking about an animated Disney movie you are interested in reviewing. You may choose one of the following. Let me know if you have any questions in the meantime. Thanks!
• Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
• Cinderella
• Peter Pan
• Sleeping Beauty
• The Little Mermaid
• Beauty and the Beast
• Aladdin
• The Lion King
• Pocahontas
• Hercules
• Mulan
• The Princess and the Frog
• Tangled
• Brave
• Frozen
• Moana
• Coco
• 1. Read “Unlearning the Myths that Bind Us: Critiquing Cartoons and Society.”
• 2. Read “Waiting for Tiana: Prioritizing Cultural Diversity in Literature.”
• 3. Read “Five Reasons Why Representation Matters.”
• 4. Read “Why On-Screen Representation Actually Matters.”
• 5. Read “Researchers Have Found a Major Problem with The Little Mermaid and Other Disney Movies.”
• 6. Read “The Disney Movies You Grew Up with Are Incredibly Racist.”
• 7. Read “What’s So Funny About a Snowman in a Tiara?” You are only required to read pages 73-76, which is the introduction and literature review.
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CHOOSE A DISNEY MOVIE AND APPLY THE MOVIE’S CONTENT TO TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THE READINGS. REVIEW AND ANALYZE THE MOVIE FOR THEMES OF OTHERING, REPRESENTATION, RACISM, CLASSISM, SEXISM AND GENDER, ETC AND DISCUSS HOW THE FILM SHAPES IDEAS FOR CHILDREN.
APA STYLE 4-5 PAGES