Oral Presentations
Location
Room 208, Schewel Hall
Access Type
Campus Access Only
Entry Number
14
Start Date
4-10-2019 2:00 PM
End Date
4-10-2019 2:15 PM
College
Lynchburg College of Arts and Sciences
Department
Criminology
Abstract
Mass media has invaded the social culture in the last 100 years, and nowhere is this more prevalent than in entertainment aimed at the young. Entertainment aimed at young audiences has often been studied for its potential negative effects, especially those involving depictions of violence. Disney has been for decades a forerunner and an iconic brand in the area of animated films aimed at young audiences, famously using classic ‘fairy tales,’ especially European stories, for these productions. The possibility of negative impacts from viewing such popular and iconic productions makes an analysis of the violent content, especially as it has changed over time, of these productions important. A content analysis will be performed and four movies will be selected based on meeting the criteria that they are Disney movies, two early releases and two recent releases, all based on a classic European fairy tale. The original adult fairy tales that the Disney animated films are based on will also be discussed to see the evolution of violence from the original adult fairy tale to the Disney version. After having collected the data, critical thinking will be used to analyze data and results discussed in the context of the literature on this subject to reach conclusions on how violence has changed over the eras.
Faculty Mentor(s)
Dr. Ken Wagner Dr. Laura Kicklighter Prof. Keith Smith
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Violence in Disney: An Examination of Early and Recent Animated Major Motion Picture Films Based on European Fairy Tales
Room 208, Schewel Hall
Mass media has invaded the social culture in the last 100 years, and nowhere is this more prevalent than in entertainment aimed at the young. Entertainment aimed at young audiences has often been studied for its potential negative effects, especially those involving depictions of violence. Disney has been for decades a forerunner and an iconic brand in the area of animated films aimed at young audiences, famously using classic ‘fairy tales,’ especially European stories, for these productions. The possibility of negative impacts from viewing such popular and iconic productions makes an analysis of the violent content, especially as it has changed over time, of these productions important. A content analysis will be performed and four movies will be selected based on meeting the criteria that they are Disney movies, two early releases and two recent releases, all based on a classic European fairy tale. The original adult fairy tales that the Disney animated films are based on will also be discussed to see the evolution of violence from the original adult fairy tale to the Disney version. After having collected the data, critical thinking will be used to analyze data and results discussed in the context of the literature on this subject to reach conclusions on how violence has changed over the eras.