Proposed

Dissertation
PIP HARRIS
30/1/17

Proposed Dissertation Enquiry

Disney and Social Relevance

Key Themes/Issues
Social impact and relevance of Disney films regarding topical issues of the time,
(modern day and past) with a focus on mental health and child development.

Chapter 3 case study

Inside Out being used as a teaching/learning aid with children to help
them deal with strong emotions.
Zootropolis and the relevance of it to modern day society tackling
prejudices, racism and sexism.

Key Themes/Issues
Looking at the content of the films themselves, as well as social reception surrounding the films.

Lilo and Stitch Family and broken home

Inside Out Mental Health

Tangled & Cinderella Childhood abuse/neglect

Brave Individuality vs Expectation

Frozen Family, (very slight) homosexuality

Moana Bodyshape, strong female lead? (yet to see film)

Zootropolis Race and gender roles, prejudice

Princess and the Frog Race & history, feminism.

Mulan Gender roles, feminism

Pocahontas Prejudice (and possible sugar coating history, as with Mulan)

Wreck it Ralph Peer pressure, expectation/reality, bullying,

Guardians of the Galaxy Specifically Drax mental health.

Emperors New Groove Ego, values eg. money vs friendship.

Books (possible)

Diversity in Disney Films; Critical Essays on Race, Gender, Sexuality

and Disability

Fantasy Girls: Gender in the new universe of science fiction and

fantasy television.

Walt Disney: Conversations

The Disney Experience

3 useful journal articles

Mental Illness in Disney Animated Films

Andrea Lawson, Gregory Fouts

Depiction of mental illness in Disney animated films

- Sasha Ahmed

Images of Couples and Families in Disney Feature-Length Animated

Films
- Shelley A. Haddock, Toni Schindler Zimmerman

Useful websites
What Disneys Frozen can teach us about mental illness
- Washington Post Article
Reviews

What do child psychiatrists think of pixar's 'inside out'?

Inside Out Nails the Science of How Our Memories Function

Things 'Inside Out' Teaches Viewers About Emotions, Memory and

the Mind

Cannes Film Review: Inside Out

Website

http://www.elsa-support.co.uk/inside-out/

Key Images

References
Ali, N. (2017). What Disneys Frozen can teach us about mental illness. [online] Washington Post. Available at:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/she-the-people/wp/2014/05/13/what-disneys-frozen-teach-us-about-mental-illness/?utm_term=.7e8cddc06adb

Debruge, P. (2015). Cannes Film Review: Inside Out. [online] Variety. Available at: http://variety.com/2015/film/festivals/inside-out-review-disney-pixarcannes-1201499227/ [Accessed 8 Apr. 2016].

ELSA, (2015). Inside out - Elsa Support. [online] Elsa-support.co.uk. Available at: http://www.elsa-support.co.uk/inside-out/

Lawson, A. and Fouts, G. (2004). Mental Illness in Disney Animated Films. The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 49(5), pp.310-314

Lee, A. (2015). 8 Things 'Inside Out' Teaches Viewers About Emotions, Memory and the Mind. [online] The Hollywood Reporter. Available at:
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/8-things-inside-teaches-viewers-804052

Robb, A. (2015). Inside Out Nails the Science of How Our Memories Function. [online] Vulture. Available at:
http://www.vulture.com/2015/06/neuroscientist-fact-check-inside-out.html

Tanner, L., Haddock, S., Zimmerman, T. and Lund, L. (2003). Images of Couples and Families in Disney Feature-Length Animated Films. The American
Journal of Family Therapy, 31(5), pp.355-373
Schonfeld, Z. (2015). What Do Child Psychiatrists Think of 'Inside Out'?. [online] Newsweek. Available at: http://europe.newsweek.com/what-do-childpsychiatrists-think-pixars-wondrous-inside-out-329454?rm=eu

Illustrations

Disney, (2017). [image] Available at:

http://vignette1.wikia.nocookie.net/disney/images/d/de/InsideOut-Core-Memories-badimg.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20151120233854
[Accessed 28 Jan. 2017].

Disney, (2017). http://bodimojoblog.s3.amazonaws.com/wpcontent/uploads/2015/07/pixar.jpg. [image].