GER 1791 Second Term Project: Research by Alexa Gregoris https://padlet.com/alexa98/frat2slfaaot Research progress to aid in the analysis of the tale of Beauty and the Beast from a feminist perspective en-us 2019-02-14 18:08:24 UTC 2025-12-28 12:47:12 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Folder.png A Feminist Criticism Of Beauty And The Beast alexa98 https://padlet.com/alexa98/frat2slfaaot/wish/331453393 The Odyssey - Lauren Bayuk
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19 March, 2017]]> 2019-02-14 18:29:58 UTC https://padlet.com/alexa98/frat2slfaaot/wish/331454588 The Representation of Gender in Disney's Cinderella and Beauty & the Beast: A Comparative Analysis of Animation and Live-Action Disney Film alexa98 https://padlet.com/alexa98/frat2slfaaot/wish/331456355 Linda Houwers 
2017]]> 2019-02-14 18:33:08 UTC https://padlet.com/alexa98/frat2slfaaot/wish/331456355 Why Feminism is Still An Awkward Fit for Disney’s Beauty and the Beast alexa98 https://padlet.com/alexa98/frat2slfaaot/wish/331468485 Tor - Jack Heckel
28 March, 2017]]> 2019-02-14 18:54:44 UTC https://padlet.com/alexa98/frat2slfaaot/wish/331468485 Feminist Fairy-Tale Scholarship alexa98 https://padlet.com/alexa98/frat2slfaaot/wish/331473371 Fairy Tales and Feminism: New Approaches - Donald Haase
1 May, 2003]]> 2019-02-14 19:03:48 UTC https://padlet.com/alexa98/frat2slfaaot/wish/331473371 Another World or the World of an Other? The Space of Romance in Recent Versions of "Beauty and the Beast" alexa98 https://padlet.com/alexa98/frat2slfaaot/wish/331478577 Cinema Journal Vol. 34, No. 4, pp. 50-70 - Cynthia Erb 
1995]]> 2019-02-14 19:12:27 UTC https://padlet.com/alexa98/frat2slfaaot/wish/331478577 Escape from Wonderland: Disney and the Female Imagination alexa98 https://padlet.com/alexa98/frat2slfaaot/wish/331482816 Marvels & Tales Vol. 18, No. 1, pp. 53-66 - Deborah Ross 
2004]]> 2019-02-14 19:20:02 UTC https://padlet.com/alexa98/frat2slfaaot/wish/331482816 Beautiful Maidens, Hideous Suitors: Victorian Fairy Tales and the Process of Civilization alexa98 https://padlet.com/alexa98/frat2slfaaot/wish/331484761 Marvels & Tales Vol. 24, No. 2, pp. 272-296 - Laurence Talairach-vielmas 
2010  ]]> 2019-02-14 19:23:38 UTC https://padlet.com/alexa98/frat2slfaaot/wish/331484761 Beauty and the Beast (1991) alexa98 https://padlet.com/alexa98/frat2slfaaot/wish/331487806 Disney Animated Film 
Directed by: Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise
1991]]> 2019-02-14 19:29:21 UTC https://padlet.com/alexa98/frat2slfaaot/wish/331487806 Beauty and the Beast (2017) alexa98 https://padlet.com/alexa98/frat2slfaaot/wish/331490071 Disney Live-Action Film
Directed by: Bill Condon
2017]]> 2019-02-14 19:33:24 UTC https://padlet.com/alexa98/frat2slfaaot/wish/331490071 What I Have Learned Through My Research & What is Left to Discover alexa98 https://padlet.com/alexa98/frat2slfaaot/wish/331618227 Through my research I have found a multitude of sources that touch on the gendered analysis of fairy tales and a variations of reviews and opinions on the feminism (or lack of) in Beauty and the Beast. I will be utilizing the 1991 animated film and 2017 live-action film production of Beauty and the Beast to compare and contrast how Disney has developed the tale for their respective audiences and times, and whether this “feminist princess” fits into today’s feminist ideology (and if Belle ever did).  Through my research thus far I have learned a great deal about how the fairy-tale discourse affect civilization, and female audiences in particular. Many aspects of the tale may confuse young female viewers, as even when a princess is marketed as a strong female character, the narrative still seems to conform to traditional gender roles and toxic situations. 

Moving forward in my research I will be looking for feminist and gendered frameworks to apply to Beauty and the Beast. As well as looking into the psychological implications of the tale, as the relationship between the Beast and Belle have been as defined by abusive and manipulative actions, and the suggestion of Stockholm Syndrome. In order to adapt Belle’s character into the today’s socialization and ideology, I think it is important to apply female agency and an understanding of mental health. 
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