NOTION: Journal of Linguistics, Literature, and Culture
Vol. 3 No. 2 (2021): NOTION: Journal of Linguistics, Literature, and Culture

Women Equity Strive in Society Depicted through Animation Film Characters

Carlo Yannick Leon (University of Cape Town)
Emilia Schmidt (IU Internationale Hochschule GmbH Erfurt)



Article Info

Publish Date
23 Nov 2021

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to identify the female representation depicted in the Disney Renaissance and to investigate why Disney characters struggle to claim their equity as women in their society. The research methods used in this study are classified as qualitative and descriptive. The documentation method and taking notes techniques are used to collect data. The research also employs two method concepts to analyze the collected data, including a gender equity approach analysis and Simone de Beauvoir's second-wave feminism theory. The data consists of linguistic units from various Disney Renaissance stories. The writer discovered three parts in the description of female representations based on data analysis of the female representations depicted in Disney Renaissance: rebel, wise, and adventurous women; confident, intelligent, and repellent of domestication women; and masculine, loyal, and ambitious women. Furthermore, data analysis of Disney characters' struggles in claiming their equality as women in their society reveals that they outperform patriarchal expectations, reject domestication, and practice emancipation by appropriating masculine attributes and roles.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

notion

Publisher

Subject

Arts Humanities Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

NOTION – “Journal of Linguistics, Literature, and Culture” is a peer reviewed journal which accepts high quality research articles. It is a journal published twice a year at the end of May and November. We welcome submissions focusing on theories, methods, and applications in Linguistics ...