Children’s understanding of gender roles to parents Disney Princesses, Capitalism and Feminism ENTERTAINMENT - Disney princesses don't slay dragons, play sports or go to university. Higher academics, athletics don't seem to be on their list of things to do. Snow White, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Aurora, Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, Pocahontas, Mulan and newly added Tiana and Rapunzel... they have all perfected the art of being the damsel in distress. Girl power? As a franchise Disney has done very well at selling clothes, toys, dolls to your kids. You may laugh when your daughter says she wants to be a princess when she grows up, but what is she really aspiring to? There's also the health issue... all the Disney Princesses are anorexic. Fairy tales have been around for centuries, little girls have always liked pretty dresses, and its no surprise little girls like them. Why not buy something that is good for your daughter's health and education? This Christmas, I encourage parents to go out and buy their kids some sports equipment.
Diverse voices: the 50 best culturally diverse books | Children's books This list of culturally diverse books to read, savour and recommend is a joyous celebration of the 50 most fabulous books for children of all ages living in multiracial, multicultural UK today. Thanks to Seven Stories, The National Centre for Children's Books for sharing the list with us today – and to the experts they called on to pull it together: Julia Eccleshare (the Guardian children's books editor), Jake Hope (from Youth Libraries Group), Library specialist Sarah Smith and Katherine Woodfine from the Book Trust. Tomorrow we'll be launching a discussion blog where you can share your favourite and most inspirational diverse books of all kinds – and there'll be features, blogs, galleries and other stuff on diversity on the site all this week so stay tuned! Early Years Amazing Grace By Mary Hoffman, illustrated by Caroline Binch (Frances Lincoln Children's Books) The classic picture book about the little girl who loves stories and shows us that we can be anything we want to be.
Mulan (1998) : féminisme et patriarcat chez Disney Sorti 3 ans après Pocahontas, Mulan est également (comme signalé ailleurs sur ce site dans l’article consacré à Pocahontas) une tentative de lutter contre les accusations de racisme, de sexisme et d’ethnocentrisme. Mulan est-elle une tentative plus réussie que Pocahontas ? Sortir de l’ethnocentrisme selon Disney Après avoir été souvent accusés d’ethnocentrisme, les studios Disney ont créé plusieurs héros « exotiques », c’est-à-dire n’étant pas d’origine européenne (Aladdin, Pocahontas…). La Chine, conforme à l’imaginaire collectif occidental Mulan s’inspire de la légende de Hua Mulan[1] dont les origines et le contexte historique sont incertains. Le film de Disney s’écarte de la légende pour des raisons pratiques (la guerre est beaucoup plus courte dans le film) et dramaturgiques (Mulan part sans prévenir ses parents, sans avoir été jamais entraînée au combat et est découverte lors d’une blessure). La Chine vue par Disney… L’ennemi, ce barbare Le méchant est non seulement bridé et basané…
Children's books and diversity Books make great presents for children. Shared reading with young kids improves their literacy and listening skills and provides the perfect opportunity to snuggle in and bond over a great book. Reading also encourages kids to use their imagination, exposing them to new worlds and ideas. Here are our six picks of children's books celebrating love, diversity and tolerance. Under the Love Umbrella By Davina Bell, illustrated by Allison Colpoys Scribe Publications RRP: $24.99 Under the Love Umbrella is a heart-warming meditation on love and belonging by writer Davina Bell from Western Australia and illustrator Allison Colpoys. Bell’s appealing verse speaks to common childhood anxieties: “When big dogs bark/Or wave crash loud/Is that a shark? Colpoys’ vivid neon illustrations show children and families of diverse compositions and backgrounds in moments of celebration (whacking a piñata at a party, fireworks exploding above a city) and trouble (making a mess, waking from a bad dream). Colour Me
With Tangled, Disney Gets Closer to Embracing Feminism Over the holidays, I finally got a chance to see the animated movie Tangled. I not only laughed at the jokes and enjoyed the fairy tale romp, but I left the theatre with the distinct impression that Disney has taken a few more baby steps on the path to feminism. Just to be clear, I'm suggesting that Disney is getting closer to embracing feminism. They still have quite a long way to go, but it seems that the Disney corporation is warming up to the idea of letting girls have their own adventures. Indulge me, if you will, in a bit of Disney nostaglia. After a few animated films featuring animals, the next Disney princesses were Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty. Don't even get me started on the evil stepmothers and witches who played prominent roles in these tales, residing on the other end of the spectrum from the innocent young maidens they sought to destroy. After having either enchanted or enraged two generations of women, Disney decided to see what they could do with the next generation.
Finding Diverse Books – The Hub Over the past few years, I have been working to increase the diversity of my school library’s collection, with an eye towards the ultimate goal of having the books on our shelves reflect the reality of the society in which we live. While I use traditional review sources, I have also found it helpful to explore online resources specifically intended to review and publicize diverse books. A few weeks ago, as part of a conference presentation, I decided to make this handy infographic of the sites I find most helpful. Hopefully you might find it useful too! (For active links to the websites, please scroll to the bottom of this post.) We Need Diverse Books The Brown Bookshelf American Indians in Children’s Literature I’m Here. Latinxs in Kid Lit ALA Book, Print, and Media Awards Rich in Color School Library Journal: Diverse Books
Raiponce (2010) : Peut-on être à la fois princesse et féministe chez Disney ? Comme La Princesse et la grenouille sorti un an plus tôt, Raiponce témoignait de la volonté de Disney de proposer des princesses plus fortes et actives que les Blanche-Neige, Cendrillon et Aurore des débuts. Mais aussi plus indépendantes que les Ariel, Belle ou Jasmine d’après la seconde vague féministe. L’idée était ainsi de parvenir à créer des personnages de princesses aussi fortes qu’ont pu l’être Mulan ou (dans une moindre mesure) Pocahontas, dont l’appartenance à une ethnicité plus « lointaine » avait pu permettre quelques audaces de la part du studio (plutôt habitué à un sexisme des plus réactionnaires). Et la première bande-annonce[1] ainsi que les images diffusées par Disney pour la promotion du film[2] semblaient effectivement pleines de promesses pour tout-e-s ceux/celles lassé-e-s des éternelles histoires de princesses secondant leurs partenaires masculins pour parvenir à accomplir leur destinée (consistant inévitablement à devenir la femme d’un homme…). « Raiponce !
Why We Need Diverse Books | NEA When teacher and author Torrey Maldonado was in third grade, his mother brought home A Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats—the beloved book about a young Black boy exploring his city in fresh snow. Until then, Maldonaldo—who is Black and Afro-Puerto Rican—had never seen a kid who looked like him in a book. “I thought that book was me! I thought the mother was my mom,” he says. “What made that book so precious to me is it took my neighborhood and made me see the magic in it.” Growing up in the 1980s in a New York City housing project that Life magazine called “the crack capital of the world,” Maldonaldo was what his teachers called “a reluctant reader.” An Evolution in Children’s Books In 1985, less than 1 percent of children’s books spotlighted Black characters. But by 2019, more than 12 percent of U.S. Mirrors and Windows Today, Maldonado is a New York City teacher and author of What Lane? Books with diverse characters, like Maldonado’s, serve multiple purposes in children’s hands. Empathy is Key
Princesses Disney féministes Depuis l'intéressante série d'Euterpe sur les princesses Disney et suivantes, j'ai trouvé sur le site I blame the kyriarchydes princesses Disney féministes -détournées évidemment ! Le Prince : ...et nous vivrions heureux La Princesse : est-ce que cela signifie que j'aurais ma propre carrière et que je contrôlerai mes finances ? La Princesse : Houah, pardon mais quelle partie de moi, alors que je dors ici seule, implique mon consentement ? Blanche-Neige : Ils n'ont pas arrêté de me dire que je dois haïr les hommes, puisque je suis féministe. Ils n'ont rien voulu entendre de ce que j'ai dit à propos des rôles de genre qui oppriment les hommes et les femmes ! La Princesse : J'ai écrit un essai sur la théorie queer pour mon cours de littérature. On peut rêver que les princesses de Disney (et les autres) s'émancipent, et que les princes aient l'esprit large ouvert.
Le sexisme du Roi Lion La féminité dans Le Roi Lion L’une des premières choses qui nous frappe en regardant Le Roi Lion, c’est le sexisme banal et structurant de l’histoire. Dès les premières scènes, Le Roi Lion nous fait connaître un monde structuré hiérarchiquement, avec au sommet de la pyramide le monarque absolu, qui règne en bon patriarche sur, non seulement son peuple docile et servile (les autres animaux), mais également ses lionnes, qui jamais ne remettront en question le bien fondé de la place des hommes, ni de la place des femmes. La relation entre Simba et Nala nous apparaît comme étant une relation d’amitié étant jeune, qui plus tard évoluera selon le schéma classique de Disney vers un amour hétérosexuel. Et de un… Et de deux… Et de trois… cela suffira-t-il à renverser le patriarcat? Cette supériorité ouvrirait-elle des possibilités subversives? Hélas, Disney ne s’intéresse pas à ces valeurs-là, n’est pas pour la transgression des normes de genre ni même l’égalité des sexes. Et Nala dans tout ça?