Nicole Eley
Contact Information: eg9398@wayne.edu
Major: Graphic Design; German minor
Interests: drawing, printmaking, Bauhaus design, animation, watching cartoons, german music
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FINAL ASSIGNMENT: I am thinking of writing about the Little Mermaid
Topic: I'm thinking about exploring how gender roles have evolved with this fairytale.
sources:
The Little Mermaid: Three Political Fables
Lost Property Fairy Tales: Ogawa Yōko and Higami Kumiko's Transformations of “The Little Mermaid”
Content Analysis and Gender Stereotypes in Children's Books
THESIS (rough draft):
Disney's The Little Mermaid's portrayal of gender roles have been altered, but not made more equal than the original fairytale.
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Visual Analysis: I am thinking of doing Beauty and the Beast.
I am trying to decide between a few different illustrations. I think I want to compare and contrast the way the beast is usually portrayed (in Disney and many old illustrations) with one or more of these illustrations:
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