Journal of African American studies (New Brunswick, N.J.), 2010-12, Vol.14 (4), p.432-449
2010
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- Titel
- Disney's Second Line: New Orleans, Racial Masquerade, and the Reproduction of Whiteness in "The Princess and the Frog"
- Ist Teil von
- Journal of African American studies (New Brunswick, N.J.), 2010-12, Vol.14 (4), p.432-449
- Ort / Verlag
- Boston: Springer
- Erscheinungsjahr
- 2010
- Quelle
- Worldwide Political Science Abstracts
- Beschreibungen/Notizen
- In New Orleans, second line parades typically run concurrent with main line parades, although they take separate routes and incorporate those who would usually remain on the sidelines. These neighborhood-based parades provide an opportunity for memorialization and the cultivation of critical skills for leadership and community organization. In this essay, I argue that Disney's The Princess and the Frog plays the role of a "second line" in Disney's genre of "princess" films. While Disney attempts to produce Princess Tiana as empowered, grounded, and down-to-earth, the colorful film still relies heavily on reproductions of racial ideologies that sanitize the everyday lives of African-Americans and normalize whiteness.
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Identifikatoren
- ISSN: 1559-1646eISSN: 1936-4741DOI: 10.1007/s12111-010-9138-xTitel-ID: cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_758122644
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- Schlagworte
- African American culture, African Americans, African Americans in motion pictures, African cultural groups, American culture, Animated films, Audiences, Community Relations, Community Structure, Cultural Pluralism, Culture, Dance, Demographic aspects, Essays, Ethics, Gumbos, Ideologies, Individualism, Jazz, Leadership, Mardi Gras, Motion picture industry, Motion pictures, Motivation, Movies, New Orleans, Louisiana, Parades, Participant Observation, Political Science, Politics, Portrayals, Princesses, Race, Racial Factors, Racism, Regional and Cultural Studies, Skills, Social Sciences, Social Structure, Sociology, Terminology, Traditions, Translation, Video production companies, Whiteness studies, Women, Working women