Elnahla, Nada
(2015)
Aging With Disney and the Gendering of Evil.
Journal of Literature and Art Studies, 5 (2).
ISSN 21595836
Abstract
Walt Disney animated films are considered synonymous with wholesome family entertainment despite the inherent
negative messages of gender, age, and power hierarchies behind them. This paper proposes to explore the aspect of
age as intersecting with gender through the villainesses in six of Disney’s popular animated films: Snow White and
the Seven Dwarfs (1937), Cinderella (1950), Sleeping Beauty (1959), The Little Mermaid (1989), Tangled (2010),
and Frozen (2013). How Disney alters the actions of major and minor characters, and the construction of aging
female characters and the key characteristics they exhibit during their fight for eternal youth, beauty, and social and
political power will be analyzed, attempting to show how Disney is not a harmless substitute for a babysitter for
children.
| Item Type: |
Article
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| Keywords: |
aging; ageism; feminism; Disney; animated films; villain; |
| Academic Unit: |
Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Business |
| Item ID: |
17192 |
| Identification Number: |
https://doi.org/10.17265/2159-5836/2015.02.004 |
| Depositing User: |
Nada Elnahla
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| Date Deposited: |
16 May 2023 14:56 |
| Journal or Publication Title: |
Journal of Literature and Art Studies |
| Publisher: |
David Journal Company |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| URI: |
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| Use Licence: |
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