Emotionally Ever After: A Qualitative Analysis of Socio-Emotional Spaces Inhabited by Female Fairy Tale Characters and their Cinematic Adaptations

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dc.contributor.advisorKrasny, Karen A.
dc.contributor.authorMorton, Elaine Michelle
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-08T17:19:24Z
dc.date.available2021-03-08T17:19:24Z
dc.date.copyright2020-10
dc.date.issued2021-03-08
dc.date.updated2021-03-08T17:19:24Z
dc.degree.disciplineEducation
dc.degree.levelDoctoral
dc.degree.namePhD - Doctor of Philosophy
dc.description.abstractFairy tales are endearing and hold a powerful attraction for a wide audience, from the very young to the very old. Classic fairy tales such as Cinderella, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Sleeping Beauty, and Snow White continue to resurface and be reinterpreted in multiple art-forms in popular culture in television shows, theatre productions, movies, internet memes, video games, and more. For this dissertation, I analyzed the socio-emotional spaces inhabited by white female protagonists, and to a lesser extent supporting characters and antagonists, from two texts, Cinderella and The Little Mermaid, as well as several cinematic adaptations. Additionally, I investigated the role of gender and spectacle in fairy tale sites of cultural importance, including several Walt Disney theme parks and sites across Europe, specifically within Denmark and Germany. As there were rarely female characters with complex characteristics beyond good or bad in fairy tale source material, I expanded upon traditionally static gender roles in my creative output of a screenplay where the female protagonists deal with a myriad of challenging situations where they do not always respond in the most effective manner, thereby adding depth to their character.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/38166
dc.languageen
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dc.subjectliterature
dc.subject.keywordsfairy tale
dc.subject.keywordsmovies
dc.subject.keywordsmovie
dc.subject.keywordsfilm
dc.subject.keywordsfilms
dc.subject.keywordscinematic adaptations
dc.subject.keywordsadaptations
dc.subject.keywordsfairy tales
dc.subject.keywordsCinderella
dc.subject.keywordsthe Little Mermaid
dc.subject.keywordsWalt Disney
dc.subject.keywordsDisney World
dc.subject.keywordsDisneyland
dc.subject.keywordsgender
dc.subject.keywordsfeminist
dc.subject.keywordsfeminism
dc.subject.keywordsAriel
dc.subject.keywordsDisney
dc.subject.keywordsD23
dc.subject.keywordsFairy Tale Route
dc.subject.keywordsHans Christian Andersen
dc.subject.keywordsJack Zipes
dc.subject.keywordsphenomenology
dc.subject.keywordsspectacle tourism
dc.subject.keywordstourism
dc.subject.keywordsmedia
dc.subject.keywordsDisney princesses
dc.subject.keywordsprincess
dc.subject.keywordsprincesses
dc.subject.keywordssocio-emotional spaces
dc.subject.keywordsemotions
dc.subject.keywordspopular culture
dc.subject.keywordspop culture
dc.subject.keywordsspectacle
dc.subject.keywordsscreenplay
dc.subject.keywordsscreenwriting
dc.subject.keywordsarts-based education
dc.subject.keywordstheme parks
dc.titleEmotionally Ever After: A Qualitative Analysis of Socio-Emotional Spaces Inhabited by Female Fairy Tale Characters and their Cinematic Adaptations
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation

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