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We Are The Beast: On Toxic Masculinity And Social Responsibility In Disney’S Beauty And The Beast, Bryant W. Sculos
We Are The Beast: On Toxic Masculinity And Social Responsibility In Disney’S Beauty And The Beast, Bryant W. Sculos
Class, Race and Corporate Power
This essay reflects on how Disney's (1991) animated classic Beauty and the Beast and the (2017) live-action remake differentially treat social responsibility, with respect to the various side characters and communities represented, for the toxic masculinity exhibited by its most prominent male characters, Gaston and the Beast. Furthermore, this essay uses Beauty and the Beast as a heuristic to understand the relationship between social responsibility, toxic masculinity, contemporary capitalism, and radical political and economic change.
Parenting For Progress: Reflections On Matt Ross’S Captain Fantastic, Bryant W. Sculos
Parenting For Progress: Reflections On Matt Ross’S Captain Fantastic, Bryant W. Sculos
Class, Race and Corporate Power
Matt Ross's film Captain Fantastic explores the difficulties of raising one's kids to be critical of modern capitalistic society. This essay explores the parenting lessons that can be taken from the film in connection with contemporary politics and protest movements. As people who are concerned with social justice, this essay attempts to think through the question: how should we be raising our children in these tormented, unjust times?