Presentation Year

2019

Depreciated Participant

Ashlyn Mather Child Development Undergraduate Student, Kimberly Duarte-Bonilla Child Development Undergraduate Student, Sofia Tam Child Development Undergraduate Student, Zoe Zuroske Child Development Undergraduate Student

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Short Description of your Research or Creative Project (700 characters or less)

The purpose of this study was to analyze and focus on gender roles, expectations, and ideologies portrayed in Disney animated feature films through the use of nonverbal communication. The researchers of this analysis observed three distinct Disney Films across history: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937), The Little Mermaid (1989), and Moana (2016) to draw similarities and differences between them. By 1) uncovering hegemonic principles and gender norms in Disney animation and 2) determining changes in stereotypical representations of Disney characters throughout history, the researchers sought to understand why gender roles and norms have primarily remained the same throughout history.

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No

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617

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