Disney, Bechdel and Reverse Bechdel

So, this isn't the post I was originally going to make, but it's been brewing for a while so I figured it would be an idea to put it into place. The Bechdel test has been much discussed in feminist circles, and I am aware that there have been problems, but I will be using it for the following reasons: it is simple ( Read more... )

Part One: Time and Place: Settings of Disney films

Time as an Illusion: History, Time and Disney Animated Canon
Part one of this meta was about trying to work out or look up the settings of Disney films, both in time and place. Part two will probably be a bit more discursive, and a bit more navel-gazey. I'm coming at this as both a Disney fan and an ( Read more... )

Part Two: Time as an Illusion in Disney Animated Canon

Time and Place: Settings of Disney Films
Within Disney fandom, the debate over the historical and geographical settings of the films is a well-known one. d_princesses is a particularly good place for discussion on this topic, and there are posts here on location, and here, here and here on location and time ( Read more... )