Description
This study presents documentary analysis and observational data evaluating the portrayal of female body types in movies produced by the Walt Disney Company and its impact on our most vulnerable population, young children. We examine past scholarly works and present a tool for quantifying the progression of Disney in representing a larger variety of body types in their films in order to make a determination as to whether or not Disney has improved in their presentation of the female body overtime. Overall, our findings indicate that Disney movies have not progressed significantly over time in terms of representing a realistic female body type to its young audience quite yet in a meaningful way.
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Title
- Under the Surface: Reflecting on how Unrealistic Body Standards for Disney Princesses Stack Up in the 21st Century
Contributors
- Maschino, Hannah (Author)
- Strong, Kaleigh (Co-author)
- Fontinha de Alcantara, Christiane (Thesis director)
- Sandoval, Mathew (Committee member)
- Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
- School of Sustainability (Contributor)
- School of Politics and Global Studies (Contributor)
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2022-05
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