Episode Summary

Venture into the Hundred Acre Wood with Erin and Rachel as they discuss the The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, the 1977 feature-length film that compiled three previously-released featurettes about a willy nilly silly old bear. The conversation touches on issues of gender and racism, but Rachel’s biggest qualm with this movie is the fat shaming directed at our favorite tubby cubby.  

Episode Bibliography

Dudley, S. (2016, August 1). The Many Adventures Of Winnie The Pooh: The Story Behind The Masterpiece. YouTube. Retrieved January 24, 2021, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZJCW4GE_Fk&t=649s

Fanning, J. (2010, February 4). All Facts, No Fluff and Stuff. D23. Retrieved January 24, 2021, from https://archive.is/20120710135543/d23.disney.go.com/news/2010/02/all-facts-no-fluff-and-stuff/

Fanning, J. (2016, February 4). Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree: Did You Know? D23. Retrieved January 26, 2021, from https://d23.com/winnie-the-pooh-and-the-honey-tree-did-you-know/

Fanning, J. (2018, December 20). Did You Know? 9 Stuffed-With-Fluff Facts About Walt Disney’s Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day. D23. Retrieved January 26, 2021, from https://d23.com/9-facts-about-winnie-the-pooh-and-the-blustery-day/

Greig, F. (2017, September 27). Winnie the Pooh’s surprising mental health themes explored. inews. Retrieved January 26, 2021, from https://inews.co.uk/culture/film/winnie-the-pooh-mental-health-aa-milne-93148

Kortman, S. A., & Eckstein, D. (2004). Winnie-the-Pooh: A “honey-jar” for me and you. The Family Journal: Counseling and Therapy for Couples and Families, 12(1), 67-77. 

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. (n.d.). Wikipedia. Retrieved January 22, 2021, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Many_Adventures_of_Winnie_the_Pooh

Reitherman, W., & Lounsbery, J. (Directors). (1977). The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh [Film]. Walt Disney Animation Studios.

Sauer, P. (2017, November 6). How Winnie-the-Pooh Became a Household Name. Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved January 30, 2021, from https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/winnie-pooh-became-household-bear-180967090/

Shea, S. E., Gordon, K., Hawkins, A., Kawchuk, J., & Smith, D. (2000, December 12). Pathology in the Hundred Acre Wood: A neurodevelopmental perspective on A.A. Milne. Canadian Medical Association Journal, 163(12), 1557-1559. Retrieved January 26, 2021, from https://www.cmaj.ca/content/163/12/1557.full

Stanger, C. A. (1987). Winnie the Pooh through a feminist lens. The Lion and the Unicorn, 11(2), 34-50. 

Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day. (n.d.). Wikipedia. Retrieved January 24, 2021, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnie_the_Pooh_and_the_Blustery_Day

Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree. (n.d.). Wikipedia. Retrieved January 22, 2021, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnie_the_Pooh_and_the_Honey_Tree

Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too. (n.d.). Wikipedia. Retrieved January 24, 2021, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnie_the_Pooh_and_Tigger_Too

Episode Summary

Erin and Rachel travel to Sherwood Forest and discuss Robin Hood (1973), the first Disney film to feature a cast entirely composed of anthropomorphized animals! Although their qualms with the film include the limited agency of female characters and the derision of fat characters, they also enjoyed the exciting plot and folksy music. 

Episode Bibliography

Asher-Perrin, E. (2018, April 18). The Robin Hood You Love is A Lie. Tor.com. Retrieved January 14, 2021, from https://www.tor.com/2018/04/18/the-robin-hood-you-love-is-a-lie/

Billington, D. (1973, December 22). Sir Hiss is the Show Stealer in Walt Disney's Robin Hood. The Gazette, 23.

Brown, N. (2015). Individualism and national identity in Disney’s early British films. Journal of Popular Film and Television, 188-200. 

Canby, V. (1973, November 9). Screen: 'Robin Hood': Animals and Birds Star in Disney Version The Program. The New York Times. Retrieved January 14, 2021, from https://www.nytimes.com/1973/11/09/archives/screen-robin-hoodanimals-and-birds-star-in-disney-version-the.html

Cartoon Hangover. (2017, September 22). Every Recycled Disney Shot & Why - Snow White, Frozen, Toy Story, Moana and More - Cartoon Hangover. YouTube. Retrieved January 15, 2021, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JU21shbaVBo

Christ, J. (1973, November 12). Calling the Blind Man's Bluff. New York Magazine, 6(46), 88-91. https://books.google.com/books?id=0eYCAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA90#v=onepage&q&f=false

Conradt, S. (2015, November 23). 11 Oo-De-Lally Facts About Robin Hood. Mental Floss. Retrieved January 14, 2021, from https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/70981/11-oo-de-lally-facts-about-robin-hood

Finch, C. (1975). The Art of Walt Disney: from Mickey Mouse to the Magic Kingdoms. H.N. Abrams. https://archive.org/details/isbn_0810990075

Finn, W. (2007, July 22). ROBIN HOOD CONFIDENTIAL pt. 2 : Keith Ward's "Reynard the Fox". Will Finn Blog. Retrieved January 15, 2021, from http://willfinn.blogspot.com/2007/07/robin-hood-confidential-pt-2-keith.html

Gilbert, R. (1973, November 26). Movies Around Town. New York Magazine, 6(48), 13. https://books.google.com/books?id=yeYCAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA13#v=onepage&q&f=false

Hill, J. (2005, March 17). Why for? Jim Hill Media. Retrieved January 15, 2021, from http://jimhillmedia.com/editor_in_chief1/b/jim_hill/archive/2005/03/18/562.aspx

Jay, C. (1973, December 3). Cinema: Quick Cuts. Time Magazine. http://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,908239,00.html

Martin, C. (2018, February 18). Let's "Hear" It for Robin Hood. YouTube. Retrieved January 17, 2021, from https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlBFtRrEDxXWGdSILXcDfLNdXj03zf0Ju

McBride, C. (2019, September 3). How Furries Became a Fandom. SYFY Wire. Retrieved January 15, 2021, from https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/how-furries-became-a-fandom

Ness, M. (2016, September 22). Treading Ink: Disney's Robin Hood. Tor.com. Retrieved January 14, 2021, from https://www.tor.com/2016/09/22/treading-ink-disneys-robin-hood/

Padnick, S. (2013, December 31). “Those Impudent Musical Peasants!”—Disney’s Robin Hood. Tor.com. Retrieved January 14, 2021, from https://www.tor.com/2013/12/31/rewatching-robin-hood-disney/

Paschke, J. (2013, July). Where’s Robin Hood of Nottingham these days? British Heritage, 40-43.

Patten, F. (2012, July 15). Retrospective: An Illustrated Chronology of Furry Fandom, 1966–1996. flayrah. Retrieved January 15, 2021, from http://www.flayrah.com/4117/retrospective-illustrated-chronology-furry-fandom-1966-1996

Robin Hood (1973 film). (n.d.). Wikipedia. Retrieved January 12, 2021, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Hood_(1973_film)

Reitherman, W. (Director). (1973). Robin Hood [Film]. Walt Disney Animation Studios.

Sampson, W. (2009, May 27). Taking Another Look at Robin Hood. Mouse Planet. Retrieved January 11, 2021, from https://www.mouseplanet.com/8821/Taking_Another_Look_at_Robin_Hood

Seal, G. (2009). The Robin Hood principle: Folklore, history, and the social bandit. Journal of Folklore Research, 46(1), 67-89.

Episode Summary

Released three years after Walt Disney’s death, the 1970 animated film The AristoCats (yes, the “C” is capitalized!) marked the beginning of a new era for Walt Disney Animation Studios. Join Erin and Rachel as they discuss the tough questions such as, does everybody want to be a cat? 

Episode Bibliography

The Aristocats. (n.d.). Wikipedia. Retrieved December 22, 2020, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Aristocats

The Aristocats. (2008, January 11). Disney Archives. Retrieved December 27, 2020, from https://web.archive.org/web/20080111034150/http://disney.go.com/vault/archives/movies/aristocats/aristocats.html

Bruers, B. (2016, June 10). The Sherman Brothers about Walt Disney and Maurice Cheavlier (the making of the Aristocats). YouTube. Retrieved December 20, 2020, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eb09DeUxYRY

Ebert, R. (1971, January 1). The Aristocats. rogerebert.com. Retrieved December 27, 2020, from https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-aristocats-1971

Geoghegan, T. (2012, April 2). Who, what, why: Why do we know Timbuktu? BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-17583772

Hector Berlioz. (n.d.). Wikipedia. Retrieved December 30, 2020, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hector_Berlioz

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. (n.d.). Wikipedia. Retrieved December 30, 2020, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_de_Toulouse-Lautrec

Hill, J. (2012, August 21). Would Walt's version of "The Aristocats" have been a bigger hit for Disney Studios? Jim Hill Media. Retrieved 12 27, 2020, from http://jimhillmedia.com/editor_in_chief1/b/jim_hill/archive/2012/08/21/would-walt-s-version-of-quot-the-aristocats-quot-have-been-a-bigger-hit-for-disney-studios.aspx#sthash.vb0zEDZT.dpuf

Marie. (n.d.). The Disney Wiki. Retrieved December 30, 2020, from https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/Marie#Trivia

Moja, B. (2018). The Aristocats (1970). In The Encyclopedia of Racism in American Films (pp. 29-30). Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Encyclopedia_of_Racism_in_American_F/c0NRDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0&bsq=aristocats

Ness, M. (2016, September 15). Everybody Wants To Be a Cat: Disney’s The Aristocats. Tor.com. Retrieved December 29, 2020, from https://www.tor.com/2016/09/15/everybody-wants-to-be-a-cat-disneys-the-aristocats/

Randall, S. (2017, March 4). Feminisney: “The Jungle Book” and “The AristoCats”. CineNation. Retrieved December 27, 2020, from https://medium.com/cinenation-show/feminisney-the-jungle-book-and-the-aristocats-b59eacaf7d92#:~:text=But%20the%20title%20sequence%20clearly,an%20elderly%20French%20aristocratic%20lady.

Reitherman, W. (Director). (1970). The AristoCats [Film]. Walt Disney Animation Studios.

Sampson, W. (2009, December 23). The Secret Origin of the Aristocats. Mouse Planet. Retrieved December 27, 2020, from https://www.mouseplanet.com/9084/The_Secret_Origin_of_the_Aristocats

Thomas, B. (1970, December 9). 'Aristocats' Has Disney Touch. Kentucky New Era, 12.

Thompson, H. (1970, December 26). 'The Aristocats,' Warm Animated cartoon by Disney, Opens. The New York Times. Retrieved December 27, 2020, from https://www.nytimes.com/1970/12/26/archives/the-aristocats-warm-animated-cartoon-by-disney-opens.html

Variety Staff. (1969, December 31). The Aristocats. Variety. Retrieved December 27, 2020, from https://variety.com/1969/film/reviews/the-aristocats-1200422129/

Wilde, R. (2019, January 30). Belle Époque or the “Beautiful Age” in France. ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/the-belle-epoque-beautiful-age-1221300

Episode Summary

Join Erin and Rachel as they journey to the jungles of India to discuss the 1967 classic, The Jungle Book. Based on the book by Rudyard Kipling, a champion of British Imperialism, the film demonstrates more implicit racism and sexism than colonialist themes. 

Episode Bibliography

Biography.com Editors. (2019, October 21). Rudyard Kipling biography. Biography. https://www.biography.com/writer/rudyard-kipling

Cash, D. (2013, October 7). How to adapt The Jungle Book (and not make it racist). The Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2013/10/how-to-adapt-em-the-jungle-book-em-and-not-make-it-racist/280292/

Dean, G. (2020, October 19). Disney Plus now warns viewers of racist stereotypes in older films, including ‘Peter Pan,’ ‘Dumbo,’ and ‘The Jungle Book’. Business Insider. https://www.businessinsider.com/disney-plus-racism-stereotypes-warning-peter-pan-dumbo-aladdin-2020-10

Disney 'Jungle Book' Arrives Just in Time. (1967, December 23). The New York Times. Retrieved November 30, 2020, from https://www.nytimes.com/1967/12/23/archives/disney-jungle-book-arrives-just-in-time.html

Ignacia, C. (2016, December 16). Walt Disney's The Jungle Book: The Making of a Musical Masterpiece (1997). YouTube. Retrieved December 1, 2020, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeWtAgVkOQc

The Jungle Book. (n.d.). The Disney Wiki. Retrieved December 6, 2020, from https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/The_Jungle_Book

The Jungle Book (1967 film). (n.d.). Wikipedia. Retrieved December 1, 2020, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jungle_Book_(1967_film)#

Kipling, R. (1894). The Jungle Book. Macmillan. 

Kipling, R. (1899). The white man’s burden: The United States and the Phillipine Islands. https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/mod/kipling.asp

Lark, M. (2016, March 31). Floyd Norman’s 9 Wild Stories From the Making of The Jungle Book (1967). D23. Retrieved December 1, 2020, from https://d23.com/floyd-normans-9-wild-stories-from-the-making-of-the-jungle-book-1967/

Louis Prima. (n.d.). Wikipedia. Retrieved December 3, 2020, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Prima

Metcalf, G. (1991). "It's A Jungle Book Out There, Kid!": The Sixties in Walt Disney's "The Jungle Book". Studies in Popular Culture, 14(1), 85-97. JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/23413919

Ness, M. (2015, August 20). Walt Disney Supervises His Last Film: The Jungle Book. Tor.com. Retrieved December 3, 2020, from https://www.tor.com/2015/08/20/walt-disney-supervises-his-last-film-the-jungle-book/

Packer, M. (2016, April 11). How Walt Disney brought The Jungle Book to the big screen. Little White Lies. Retrieved December 1, 2020, from https://lwlies.com/articles/the-jungle-book-walt-disney-flloyd-norman/

Reitherman, W. (Director). (1967). The Jungle Book [Film]. Walt Disney Animation Studios.

Roxborough, S. (2016, April 22). Why Disney's Original 'Jungle Book' Is Germany's Biggest Film of All Time. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 1, 2020, from https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/germany-original-jungle-book-biggest-885953

“The White Man’s Burden”: Kipling’s Hymn to U.S. Imperialism. (n.d.). History Matters. Retrieved December 6, 2020, from http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/5478/

Whitley, D. (2012). The idea of nature in Disney animation: From Snow White to WALL-E (2nd ed.) . Ashgate.

Episode Summary

Erin and Rachel discuss the classic hybrid film, Mary Poppins. Although Julie Andrews’ famous nanny may be “practically perfect in every way,” the co-hosts find plenty of flaws in the 1964 film’s messaging on family values, gender roles, and classism. 

Episode Bibliography

Coate, M. (2014, August 27). Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: Remembering “Mary Poppins” on its 50th anniversary. The Digital Bits. http://thedigitalbits.com/columns/history-legacy--showmanship/mary-poppins-50th-anniv

Dudley, S. (2018, December 14). Making of Mary Poppins (2004 Full). YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtYJlmdn48U

Flanagan, C. (2005, December 12). Becoming Mary Poppins: P. L. Travers, Walt Disney, and the making of a myth. The New Yorker. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2005/12/19/becoming-mary-poppins?currentPage=all

Gillis, M. J., & Jacobs, A. T. (2017). History of women’s activism in the United States: Struggles and solidarities. In M. J. Gillis & A. T. Jacobs (Eds.), Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies (pp 317-351). Oxford University Press. 

Lawson, V. (2005). Mary Poppins, she wrote: The life of P. L. Travers. Simon & Schuster.

Mary Poppins (film). (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Poppins_(film)

Nel, P. (2019). Was the Cat in the Hat Black? Oxford University Press. 

Ness, M. (2014, April 3). A spoonful of music makes the nanny: Disney’s Mary Poppins. Tor.com. https://www.tor.com/2014/04/03/a-spoonful-of-music-makes-the-nanny-disneys-mary-poppins/

Nym Mayhall, L. E. (1999). Domesticating Emmeline: Representing the suffragette, 1930-1993. National Women's Studies Association Journal, 11(2), 1-24. 

Robb, S. (2008, July 21). How not to do an American accent. BBC News Magazine. Retrieved November 13, 2020, from http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/7509572.stm

Stevenson, R. (Director). (1964). Mary Poppins [Film]. Walt Disney Productions. 

Szumsky, B. E. (2000). “All that is solid melts into the air”: The winds of change and other analogues of colonialism in Disney’s Mary Poppins. The Lion and the Unicorn, 24(1), 97-109. 

Travers, P. L. (1934). Mary Poppins. Harper Collins. 

Episode Summary

Journey back to the Middle Ages for a discussion of The Sword in the Stone (1963), a film beset with sexism and classism befitting its medieval setting. The last fully animated film before Walt Disney’s death in 1966, this story of Arthurian legend leaves a lot to be desired in terms of plot and songwriting as well. Erin and Rachel try to make up for the latter with some singing of their own, and for that, they sincerely apologize. 

Episode Bibliography

Griffin, M., Harding, N., & Learmonth, M. (2017). Whistle while you work? Disney animation, organizational readiness and gendered subjugation. Organization Studies, 38(7), 869-894. 

Hovdestad, W. E., Hubka, D., & Tonmyr, L. (2009). Unwanted personal contact and risky situations in ten Disney animated feature films. Child Abuse Review, 18, 111-126. 

Lawson, A., & Fouts, G. (2004). Mental illness in Disney animated films. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 49(5), 310-314. 

Ness, M. (2015, August 6). In Need of a Villain: Disney's The Sword in the Stone. Tor.com. Retrieved October 14, 2020, from https://www.tor.com/2015/08/06/in-need-of-a-villain-disneys-the-sword-in-the-stone/

Pugh, T., & Aronstein, S. (Eds.). (2012).  The Disney middle ages: A fairy tale and fantasy past. Palgrave.

[redmorgankidd]. (2014, January 2). Music Magic: The Sherman Brothers. Youtube. Retrieved October 21, 2020, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZDV8bQdga8

Reitherman, W. (Directors). (1963). The Sword in the Stone [Film]. Walt Disney Animation Studios.

Robinson, T., Callister, M., Magoffin, D., & Moore, J. (2007). The portrayal of older characters in Disney animated films. Journal of Aging Studies, 21, 203-213. 

Stock, L.K. (2015). Reinventing an iconic Arthurian moment: The sword in the stone in films and television. Arthuriana, 25(4), 66-83. 

The Sword in the Stone (1963 film). (n.d.). Wikipedia. Retrieved October 18, 2020, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sword_in_the_Stone_(1963_film)

Torlina, J. (2011). Working class: Challenging myths about blue-collar labor. Lynne Rienner Publishers. 

Torregrossa, M. (1999). Merlin goes to the movies: The changing role of Merlin in Cinema Arthuriana. Film & History, 29(3-4), 54-65.

Variety Staff. (1962, December 31). The Sword in the Stone. Variety. Retrieved October 13, 2020, from https://variety.com/1962/film/reviews/the-sword-in-the-stone-1200420275/

Was King Arthur a real person? (2018, August 29). History.com. Retrieved October 22, 2020, from https://www.history.com/news/was-king-arthur-a-real-person

Weir, M. (2002). The American middle class and the politics of education.  In O. Zunz, L. Schoppa, & N. Hiwatari (Eds.), Social contracts under stress: The middle classes of America, Europe, and Japan at the turn of the century (pp. 178-203). Russell Sage Foundation. 

Zurcher, J. D., Brubaker, P. J., Webb, S.M., & Robinson, T. (2020). Parental roles in “The Circle of Life”: Representations of parents and parenting in Disney animated films from 1937 to 2017. Mass Communication and Society, 23, 128-150. 

Episode Summary

Like a Dalmatian’s coat is sprinkled with spots, Disney’s 1961 One Hundred and One Dalmatians has bits of sexism, racism, classism, and fatphobia sprinkled throughout. However, those questionable moments weren’t enough to sour Erin and Rachel on what is overall a heartwarming and visually interesting film. Oh, and did we mention how cute the puppies are? 

Episode Bibliography

[Ciné-DOCS]. (2019, April 12). Sincerely Yours, Walt Disney (One Hundred and One Dalmatians Behind the Scenes). Youtube. Retrieved October 6, 2020, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDg5WtLIYLM

[CKprimeval07]. (2013, January 16). The Making of 101 Dalmatians. Youtube. Retrieved October 6, 2020, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYj3v9F97i8

Dudley, S. (2020, June 19). Lucky Dogs: A Making of 101 Dalmatians. Youtube. Retrieved October 9, 2020, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8k78RHAwczQ

Geronimi, C., Luske, H., & Reitherman, W. (Directors). (1961). One Hundred and One Dalmatians [Film]. Walt Disney Productions.

Imelda, W. (1999). "A Doggy Fairy Tale' The Film Metamorphoses of The Hundred and One Dalmatians. In Adaptations: From Text to Screen, Screen to Text (pp. 214-223). Routledge. https://www.google.com/books/edition/_/JmiTX2dNWM8C?hl=en&gbpv=0

Ness, M. (2015, July 16). Introducing Cruella de Vil: The Hundred and One Dalmatians. Tor.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020, from https://www.tor.com/2015/07/16/introducing-cruella-de-vil-the-one-hundred-and-one-dalmatians/

Ness, M. (2015, July 23). The Advent of Xerography: Disney’s One Hundred and One Dalmatians. Tor.com. Retrieved October 7, 2020, from https://www.tor.com/2015/07/23/the-advent-of-xerography-disneys-one-hundred-and-one-dalmatians/

Nickels, S. (2011, December 1). Animated children’s films: 101 Dalmatians! Bitch Flicks. http://www.btchflcks.com/2011/12/animated-childrens-films-101-dalmatians.html#.X2Y7D2hKiUk

One Hundred and One Dalmatians. (n.d.). Wikipedia. Retrieved October 6, 2020, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Hundred_and_One_Dalmatians#cite_note-45

Rosenfield, K. (2017, June 17). Things about 101 Dalmatians you only notice as an adult. Looper. https://www.looper.com/70812/things-101-dalmatians-notice-adult/

Smith, D. (1957). The hundred and one dalmatians. Heinemann. 

Steinmetz, C. (2005). 101 Dalmatians and breed popularity in the U.S. Dalmatian Club of America. https://www.thedca.org/Historical/101BreedPopularity.pdf

Thompson, H. (1961, February 11). Disney Film on Dogs. The New York Times, https://www.nytimes.com/1961/02/11/archives/disney-film-on-dogs.html.

Episode Summary

Can a film with a female protagonist who sleeps more than anything else be considered “feminist”? Erin and Rachel wrestle with this question and more as they discuss Sleeping Beauty (1959), Disney’s third and final princess film until the Disney Renaissance thirty years later. 

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Butler, L. (2014, November 6). How Sleeping Beauty is Accidentally the Most Feminist Animated Movie Disney Ever Made. Tor.com. https://www.tor.com/2014/11/06/how-sleeping-beauty-is-accidentally-the-most-feminist-animated-movie-disney-ever-made-and-how-maleficent-proves-it/

[CKprimeval07]. (2013, July 16). The Making of Sleeping Beauty. [Video]. Youtube. 

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Crowther, B. (1959, February 18). Screen: ‘Sleeping Beauty’. The New York Times. 

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Dastagir, A. E. (2018, March 21). A feminist glossary because we didn’t all major in gender studies. USA Today. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/03/16/feminism-glossary-lexicon-language/99120600/

Derr, H. L. (2013, November 13). What really makes a film feminist? The Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2013/11/what-really-makes-a-film-feminist/281402/

Do Rozario, R. C. (2004). The princess and the magic kingdom: Beyond nostalgia, the function of the Disney princess. Women’s Studies in Communication, 27(1), 34-59.

England, D. E., Descartes, L., Collier-Meek, M. A. (2011). Gender role portrayal and the Disney princesses. Sex Roles, 64, 555-567. 

Geronimi, C. (Director). (1959). Sleeping Beauty [Film]. Walt Disney Animation Studios.

Hovdestad, W. E., Hubka, D., & Tonmyr, L. (2009). Unwanted personal contact and risky situations in ten Disney animated feature films. Child Abuse Review, 18, 111-126. 

Murray, N. (2014, October 6). Sleeping Beauty. The Dissolve.

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Ness, M. (2015, July 9). The Last of the Classic Disney Greats: Sleeping Beauty. Tor.com.

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Ness, M (2015, July 23). The Advent of Xerography: Disney’s One Hundred and One Dalmatians. 

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“Sleeping Beauty”. (1959, January 31). Harrison’s Reports, 41 (5), 18. 

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Episode Summary

Join Erin and Rachel as they examine the surprising amount of ethnocentrism and classism imbued in the 1955 classic Lady and the Tramp. Walt Disney Studios did its part to promote the myth of the American melting pot while also cautioning audiences about the "yellow peril," memorably embodied by the infamous Siamese cats who disrupt Lady's idyllic Victorian home life. 

Episode Bibliography

Akita, K., & Kenney, R. (2013). A “vexing implication”: Siamese cats and Orientalist mischief-making. In J. Cheu (Ed.), Diversity in Disney films: Critical essays on race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality and disability (pp. 38-49). McFarland & Company, Inc.  

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Episode Summary

Erin and Rachel have A LOT of thoughts (just under two hours worth) about Peter Pan (1953), a film so full of racism and sexism, they’re left scratching their heads about why this Disney classic is so beloved. Join the hosts as they unpack all the different ways this movie is offensive toward indigenous people, women, and even people with disabilities! 

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Geronimi, C., Jackson, W., & Luske, H. (Directors). (1953). Peter Pan [Film]. Walt Disney Animation Studios.

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Kavey, A. B. (2008). “I do believe in fairies, I do, I do”: The history and epistemology of Peter Pan. In A. B. Kavey & L. D. Friedman, (Eds.), Second star to the right: Peter Pan in the popular imagination (pp. 75-104). Rutgers University Press. 

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Laskow, S. (2014, December 2). The Racist History of Peter Pan’s Indian Tribe. Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/racist-history-peter-pan-indian-tribe-180953500/

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Ohmer, S. (2008). Disney’s Peter Pan: Gender, fantasy, and industrial production. In A. B. Kavey & L. D. Friedman, (Eds.), Second star to the right: Peter Pan in the popular imagination (pp. 151-186). Rutgers University Press. 

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