“I Am Not a Prize to Be Won” Public
Dorfman, Cory (Spring 2023)
Abstract
The Disney Princess films of the Walt Disney Animation Studios (WDAS) are a staple of childhood for countless youths across the United States and the world, especially young girls (Orenstein 2011). As such, their characters serve as windows into hegemonic gender roles. In this study, I view the performance of gender roles in Disney Princess films through an examination of dialogue and screen time disparities by character gender. I find that while female characters (on average) speak more and appear on-screen more frequently than their male counterparts, they tend to have lower word-to-screen-time ratios (WSR values), signaling their potential objectification and deprival of vocal agency.
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 1
PAST RESEARCH………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 4
RESEARCH QUESTIONS……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 9
HYPOTHESES…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 11
METHODS……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 13
FINDINGS……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 18
DISCUSSION…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 25
CONCLUSION………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 29
REFERENCES…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 31
METHODOLOGICAL APPENDIX……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 37
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