The creation of femininity sense through Walt Disney’s animated films. Cover Image

Kreowanie poczucia kobiecości poprzez filmy animowane Walta Disneya
The creation of femininity sense through Walt Disney’s animated films.

Author(s): Arleta Witek
Subject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego

Summary/Abstract: In my article I will try to present characters of Disney princesses, that is, the heroines of a series of animated films based on classic fairy tales. I will present their history and the role they play in contemporary pop culture. I also discuss issues related to creating a sense of femininity and its exemplary features. I focus on the presence of stereotypes in animated films, primarily related to gender formation. By means of animated films, the media shapes children’s attitudes and social norms that penetrate into everyday life and function as permanent models of behavior. Disney Princess is not only an animated character from the film for small recipients, but also a „friend” who is a role model, a cultural icon of child-hood and a symbol of an ideal girl who in the future becomes an ideal woman.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 5
  • Page Range: 90-98
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Polish