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Episode 1: Disney Fairy Tales and Gender Roles
About Episode 1: We sit down and talk about how the Disney Fairy Tale films we grew up watching are a reflection of the gender roles within our society. More specifically, we discuss about the female and male roles in the Beauty and the Beast film, the Mulan film which brings a new female norm, and lastly a recently new Princess, Frozen, who also follows the new norm of independence.
About Our Team
Who are we as a group?
We are a group of students who are in the Writing 39A course at the University of California, Irvine
Melissa Marcial
A second- year public health major student. She is from Los Angeles, California.
Yifei Pei
A second-year film and media major student. She comes from Beijing, China.
Jiayu Shen
A second-year Business Economic major student. She comes from Changzhou, China
Lincong Wang
A second-year math major student. He is from Beijing, China.
Sources Mentioned In Podcast
By order of each segment
Vicky's (Jiayu) Source List
Does Hollywood still Have a Princess Problem?
It is a podcast published on October 23rd, 2019 by Stephen J. Dubner, produced by Daphne Chen. The podcast says that women face inequality in the society. Also, the movies from Disney company tries to covey the idea of having stereotype for girls. However, Belle from Beauty and the Beast is a different princess because she fights for the life which she wants.
Dubner Produced by Daphne Chen, Stephen J. J. “Does Hollywood Still Have a Princess Problem? (Ep. 394).” Freakonomics, 23 Oct. 2019, freakonomics.com/podcast/princess/.
What is Toxic Masculinity? Salam
It is the “Close Reading” essay at Connect, and the author is Manya Salam. It tells readers toxic masculinity means that men should not show others their emotions or distress. Men who are powerful and violent all the time stand for toxic masculinity. The society contains many men who have toxic masculinity.
Salam, Maya. “What Is Toxic Masculinity?” Newconnect.mheducation.com, New York Times , 22 Jan. 2019, newconnect.mheducation.com/.
Review: ‘Beauty and the Beast’ Reveals in Joy and Enchantment
It is a review of Beauty and the Beast from The New York Times, and the author is A.O. Scott. It is published by March 3rd, 2017. Scott describes Gaston as a narcissistic cabbage-stomping former soldier, which shows the toxic masculinity within Gaston.
Scott, A. O. “Review: 'Beauty and the Beast' Revels in Joy and Enchantment.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 3 Mar. 2017, www.nytimes.com/2017/03/03/movies/beauty-and-the-beast-review.html.
Yifei's Source List
This is a podcast. The name of the uploader is ScriptNotes Podcast.This podcast invites Linda Woolverton to talk about her experience creating her own animated work, from the parallel process of writing and producing to her meager salary for Beauty and the Beast. I think it is very meaningful and new. This can give a new perspective to the analysis.
Poddmap. “356 - Writing Animated Features - Scriptnotes Podcast: Podcast.” Poddmap, poddmap.com/sv/podcasts/scriptnotes-podcast/356-writing-animated-features.
2. text- With Rogue One, the Star Wars Franchise Gets Even More Feminist
This is an article. Its name is with rogue one, the Star Wars French gets even more, and its author is Megan gabber.The reason why I choose this article as my reference is that it points out that nowadays movies are more and more moving towards "asexual movies". It means that in today's movies, many heroines no longer need to rely on men. This is consistent with the change of the film beauty and beast that we analyzed.
Garber, Megan. “With 'Rogue One,' the Star Wars Franchise Gets Even More Feminist.” The Atlantic, Atlantic Media Company, 16 Dec. 2016, www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/12/with-rogue-one-the-star-wars-franchise-gets-even-more-feminist/510944/.
3. Other Possible Sources: https://www.boxofficemojo.com/
This is an introduction to the movie beauty and the beast. As you can see, the box office can reach $174750616. This is a successful commercial film.
“Beauty and the Beast.” Box Office Mojo, www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt2771200/?ref_=bo_se_r_1.
Lincong's Source List
It is a google podcast published on Sep 5th, 2020 by The Electric Image Express.It talked about the difference between 1998 and 2020 Mulan and the gender roles reflected in the films.
Niu, Sean. “1998 Mulan: Gender Roles, Gen Z, and Looking Forward to 2020 Mulan with Shannon Fong and Blake Lew-Merwin.” Google, The Electric Image Express, 5 Sept. 2020.
Mulan’ Review: A Flower Blooms in Adversity
It is a review of the Mulan 2020 film from the New York Times. It was published on Sep 3rd, 2020 by Manohla Dargis.It introduced the story in the film and talked about the pros and cons of Mulan 2020. It also introduced some background information about the film like the history of Mulan and the experience during filming.
Dargis, Manohla. “'Mulan' Review: A Flower Blooms in Adversity (and Kicks Butt).” The New York Times, The New York Times, 3 Sept. 2020, www.nytimes.com/2020/09/03/movies/mulan-disney-review.html.
It is an essay about gender and Disney films' development by Lynda Haas and Shaina Trapedo.It introduced the development of Disney films and talked about the gender roles which reflected on the change of the looking of the characters.
Haas, Lynda, and Shaina Trapedo. “Looking into the Magic Mirror: Disney’s Impact on the Fairy Tale Genre.” Newconnect.mheducation.com, newconnect.mheducation.com/.
Melissa's Source List
Jean Kilbourne Lecture Video: Killing Us Softly
In this lecture video, Jean Kilbourne a public speaker, writer, filmmaker discusses about how the advertising industry contributes to the beauty and body image of women.
Barker, Jonathan. “killing_us_softly_4.” Vimeo, Jan. 2016, vimeo.com/142100425.
J Spot Podcast: A J Spot Story
A google podcast where two female host, Jade and Jessica, speak about the experiences in this world. In the first episode of season two that was published on October 1, 2020 , they talk about the gender roles, body images, and consent associated with Disney Princess films.
Jade, and Jessica. "J Spot - EP 1: A J Spot Story - Why Don't I Look like a Disney Princess ?" Google. Google, 1 Oct. 2020. Web.
Frozen film Review: The Sloooowly Improving Gender Politics of Disney’s ‘Frozen
In the film review written by Jason Bailey, a graduate from of the Cultural Reporting and Criticism program, he writes about the Frozen film. He talk about the Disney's attempt at feminism within the film. This article was published on the flavorwire site on November 26, 2013
Bailey, Jason. “The Sloooowly Improving Gender Politics of Disney's 'Frozen'.” Flavorwire, Flavorwire, 26 Nov. 2013, www.flavorwire.com/426090/the-sloooowly-improving-gender-politics-of-disneys-frozen.