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Not So Charming: Analyzing Disney’S Non-Hegemonic Male Characters, Rikki N. Bergen Nov 2018

Not So Charming: Analyzing Disney’S Non-Hegemonic Male Characters, Rikki N. Bergen

Women's Studies and Feminist Research Presentations

Focusing entirely on the 1991, animated, edition of the Disney story of Beauty and the Beast this essay navigates Disney's use of non-hegemonic male figures as a comedic outlet contributes to the power imbalances maintained between different displays of masculinity.