The proposal should include-
- A proposed essay title or topic
- The main issues addressed by your argument (in bullet points)
- Any visual material that you will look at (include hyperlinks if possible)
- What theoretical approach / methodology will you use? e.g. marxism, the gaze, psychoanalysis etc
- Which specific theorists / writers will you refer to?
- At least 5 books / articles / resources already located (referenced using Harvard)
Main Issues & theoretical approach:
- Phallocentrism in film - the idea of recognising the male gender and the sexuality of men as the dominant norm.
- The Gaze - the objectification of women and the internalisation of the Gaze that changes womens perceptions of themselves.
- Psychoanalytic theory- Writing and debate which follows the framework of Freud's approach to the human mind and patterns of behaviour, emphasising the fears and desires which drive the individual.
- Ideology - The set of beliefs that a society holds as being 'natural', 'normal' and 'relevant'
- A feminist study of Disney's The Little Mermaid including examples of other Disney films.
- Can Disney be accused of internalising false ideologies in young women?
Visual Examples:
Internalised false ideals:
Disney princesses
Disney princesses
Theorists/Writers I'll refer to:
- Laura Mulvey
- Lucian Freud
- John Berger
- Laura Sells
Book References:
Aaron, M. (2007) Spectatorship: The power of looking, London, Wallflower Press
Aaron, M. (2007) Spectatorship: The power of looking, London, Wallflower Press
Bell, E. Haas, L. and Sells, L. (1995) From Mouse to Mermaid: The politics of film, gender and culture, Indiana, Indiana University Press
Berger, J. (1972) Ways of Seeing, London, Penguin
Storey, J. (2006) ‘Cultural Theory and Popular Culture: An Introduction’, 4th ed. Essex, Pearson Education Ltd.
Mulvey, L. (1989) Visual Pleasure and Other Pleasures, Hampshire, UK and NY, Palgrave
Zipes, J.E (1994) Fairy tale as myth/myth as fairy tale, Kentucky, The University Press of Kentucky
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