What started as a graduate school capstone project has now expanded into a blog and professional development workshop series for Washington state community colleges. Join me, Kaytie (a Disney scholar, mother, and community college academic adviser) as I talk about Disney princesses, representation in media, my relatability to and love for Disney villains, and more.
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What started as a graduate school capstone project has now expanded into a blog and professional development workshop series for Washington state community colleges. Join me, Kaytie (a Disney scholar, mother, and community college academic adviser) as I talk about Disney princesses, representation in media, my relatability to and love for Disney villains, and more.
Welcome back!
Which version of Cinderella is your favorite? Do you think there are too many?
Take a listen as I talk about the feminist and anti-feminist Cinderella stories as well as the new Amazon Studios Cinderella (even though it’s not Disney).
Visit the podcast at www.wonderfulworldofidisneyvillains.com or DM the podcast on Instagram @wwofdisvillains.
You can find me, Kaytie, on Instagram @disvillainsscholar.
Time Stamps:
00:00 - Intro
01:00 - Feminism
02:08 - Disney 1950 Cinderella summary
05:19 - Cinderella is an anti-feminist story
Lisa Nasir
After Ever After 2
09:05 - Cinderella is a feminist story
Feminist vs feminine
Daily Titan
11:43 - Domestic and family abuse as it pertains to Cinderella’s story
Women’s Aid
Safe Steps
15:24 - Happiness vs optimism
“The H-Spot: The Feminist Pursuit of Happiness” by Jill Filipovic
Daily Titan
The Mary Sue
19:04 - The Mary Sue - the male gaze
20:42 - Cinderella and her agency: does she have a lot of agency?
The Mary Sue
24:31 - History of the story Cinderella
Vox.com
NPR article
26:13 - Why do we have so many Cinderella movies and stories?
List of popular Cinderella movies
Why people may love Cinderella stories
Mary Sue
Pop Crush
32:18 - Disney’s 2015 Cinderella
Higher Education Podcast Guest Episode
Positive movie reviews - mention of an empowered Cinderella
Vox.com: the 2015 Cinderella is even more anti-feminist than the 1950 Cinderella
The Mary Sue
42:24 - The Wonderful World of Disney Rodgers & Hammerstein's 1997 Cinderella
Most racially diverse Cinderella cast
Multi-racial families
HuffPost.com: Cinderella’s feminist mindset
Relationships between characters are more developed
Fairy Godmother empowering Cinderella / empowered Cinderella
HuffPost.com: dreaming vs doing mindset
The crew behind the Disney Cinderella movies vs Whitney Houston and Debra Martin Chase dynamic duo
57:21 - Amazon Studios 2021 Cinderella
Initial audience reviews (all 1 out of 5-star ratings)
My initial reaction to watching the movie
The Mary Sue: first Latina Cinderella and a “diverse” cast
Metro.co.uk: marketing Amazon Studios Cinderella and Broadway Cinderella as “better” aka “less romantic”
01:15:21 - Ending
The Wonderful World of Disney Villains
What started as a graduate school capstone project has now expanded into a blog and professional development workshop series for Washington state community colleges. Join me, Kaytie (a Disney scholar, mother, and community college academic adviser) as I talk about Disney princesses, representation in media, my relatability to and love for Disney villains, and more.
