This presentation was presented for the paper Cultural Studies as a part of MA Semester 2 studies. The concepts presented in the presentation, in some ways, helps to understand the deep meanings generated by the selected fairy tales.

1. The Projection of
Language and Discourse
Analysis of Selected
Disney’s Fairy Tales
Batch – MA 2019-21
Paper- Cultural Studies
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Submitted to- S. B. Gardi Department of English
Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji Bhavnagar University
Semester 2 28th Feb. 2020
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2. Culture is about the role of meanings in
any society. A culture is the sharing of the
meaning. (Nayar)
Cultural Studies focuses on the analysis of
the process by which certain meanings
are produced in a particular culture.
Introduction
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3. Objects acquire meanings and
value through negotiation,
later these meanings become
naturalized.
‘Meanings’ ‘Representation’
‘Sign’
Meaning is
generated
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4. Children’s literature is often defined as
material written or produced for the
information or entertainment of
children or young adults.
Stuart Marriott in his research
observes-
The interaction between children and
stories has powerful implications for
personal and social development.
The story which is provided to them,
the narratives which is given to them
to make sense of cultural experience
constitute a kind of mapping, maps of
meaning that enable children to make
sense of the world.
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5. Fairy Tales
Fairy tales, perhaps, speak in a language
well understood in the modern world, it
generate a scope of studying the language
politics which still can be seen deeply rooted
within the society, they still remain relevant
because they allude to deep hopes for
material improvement and because they
present illusions of happiness to come.
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6. “Once upon a time there was a beautiful
girl called Cinderella and she had two
ugly step sisters who were very unkind
who made her do all the hard work.”
“Set long ago and far away”- urges children to
imagine a world which is fake and far from
the real world, perhaps.
Construction of beauty
Construction of gender-appropriate behavior
Cinderella
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7. Most beautiful
golden haired
blue eyed
white porcelain skinned
pink-lipped
gorgeous
Mellifluous (Sweet voice)
virtuous
wonderfully vacuous maiden
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A girl is
a ‘girl’
only if
she has
these
qualities
…?

8. Beauty and the Beast
Racism?
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9. Domestic Violence Perhaps?
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Or
Misogyny?

10. The witch was Rapunzel's only
companion. She would stand
at the foot of the tower and
shout,
"Rapunzel, Rapunzel, let
down your hair, "That I might
climb your golden stair."
Rapunzel obediently did as she
was told.
Rapunzel (Tangled)
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11. Conclusion
“Literature is the mirror of society”, perhaps these films
shows reality.
“Projection of female and her beauty”
“Social Construction”
“Meanings creates identities”
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12. It can be assumed that these traditional Disney Fairy
Tales creates a kind of structured identical patterns
in the mind of the audience particularly young kids.
It shapes the minds of younger kids specially girls to
remain passive, submissive and emotional.
It perhaps portrays the patriarchal sexual politics
where the man are always physically and mentally
strong and their major aim of life is to save a woman.
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13. To bring to light the deep politics which
operates within these films
To highlight the patriarchal hegemony
propagated through innocent Fairy Tales.
To observe how far these Fairy Tales has
far reaching implications.
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Purpose of Presentation

14. Jeff Brunner put together this analysis of the evolution of the
Disney princess. What do you think? Progress?
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Just for
Information…
Source-
Disney Princesses,
Deconstructed
Lisa Wade
<https://thesociet
ypages.org/socim
ages/2009/10/25/
disney-princesses-
deconstructed/co
mment-page-6/>

15. Guerin, Wilfred L., et al. A Handbook of Critical Approaches to
Literature. New Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2007.
Marriott, Stuart. “Culture, Identity and Children's Literature.” The Irish
Journal of Education / Iris Eireannach an Oideachais, vol. 29, 1998, pp.
9–20. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/30071602. Accessed 27 Feb. 2020.
Nayar, Pramod K. An Introduction to Cultural Studies. New Delhi: Viva
Books Private Limited, 2008.
Works Cited
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16. Disney is progressing…Capturing the
diversity
Zeitgeist- the
free-spirited
protagonists
Deconstructing
the earlier idea
of beauty
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