Journal article
“Look Out New World, Here We Come”?: Race, Racialization, and Sexuality in Four Children's Animated Films by Disney, Pixar, and DreamWorks
Cultural studies, critical methodologies, Vol.9(2), pp.166-178
04/2009
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/118688
Abstract
In this essay, the authors argue that, as suggested by Giroux, animated films offer children intricate teachings about race and sexuality, guiding children through the complexities of highly racialized and sexualized scenarios. Moreover, the authors explain how animated films for children teach children how to maneuver within the general terrain of “race” and “sexuality,” and they highlight quite specific differences. Thus, in their role as agents of socialization and “portable professors,” these films provide children with the necessary tools to reinforce expectations about normalized racial and sexual dynamics.
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Details
- Title
- “Look Out New World, Here We Come”?
- Creators
- Carmen R Lugo-Lugo - Washington State UniversityMary K Bloodsworth-Lugo - Washington State University
- Publication Details
- Cultural studies, critical methodologies, Vol.9(2), pp.166-178
- Academic Unit
- Critical Culture, Gender, and Race Studies, Department of
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Identifiers
- 99900663115601842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article