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And They Lived Happily Ever After. The End? Postfeminism and the Rebranding of the Disney Princesses.

Record Type:	Language materials, manuscript : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	And They Lived Happily Ever After. The End? Postfeminism and the Rebranding of the Disney Princesses./
Author:	Walters, Heather LeighAnn.
Description:	1 online resource (85 pages)
Notes:	Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 56-04.
Subject:	American literature. -
Online resource:	click for full text (PQDT)
ISBN:	9781369735000

And They Lived Happily Ever After. The End? Postfeminism and the Rebranding of the Disney Princesses.
Walters, Heather LeighAnn.

And They Lived Happily Ever After. The End? Postfeminism and the Rebranding of the Disney Princesses. - 1 online resource (85 pages)

Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 56-04.

Thesis (M.A.)--Georgetown University, 2017.

Includes bibliographical references

This thesis uses the framework of postfeminist theory to critically examine the marketing materials and modern merchandise associated with the classic-era Disney Princesses, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and Snow White and the revisionist live-action films and/or merchandise in which these characters appear. Throughout my thesis, I argue that the Walt Disney Company is rebranding the Disney Princess franchise in an effort for these characters to remain current and relevant with audiences and consumers so that their profitability can be maintained. Analyzing the posters, trailers, and merchandise of the revisionist live-action films, I have found that Disney has utilized and commodified the neoliberalist rhetoric of girl power, female empowerment, and individualism in order to rebrand Disney's most retrograde princess characters. Furthermore, I analyze the rhetoric of Disney's "Dream Big, Princess" advertising campaign to understand the messages the company is promulgating to its broadly-aged female audience and how they are aligning such messages with their well-known princess characters.

Electronic reproduction.
Ann Arbor, Mich. :
ProQuest,
2018

Mode of access: World Wide Web

ISBN: 9781369735000Subjects--Topical Terms:

685398
American literature.
Index Terms--Genre/Form:

554714
Electronic books.

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