About Group 8 Podcast:
Breaking of the traditional gender role
Men and women are breaking their traditional gender roles! The heroine changed from a princess to a female warrior. The male lead changed from a prince to a superhero.
From the change of women's status to the change of men's toxic masculinity, you can find the answer in our podcast! We will discuss three different series of movie type this time, including fairy tales, Marvel, and Star Wars.
Group 8
Ray Khan
Host
I'm a freshman biological sciences major here at UC Irvine, from Toronto and Dubai. I'm a huge fan of Spider-Man, Batman, and Deadpool. Among Disney movies, Aladdin is probably my favorite. You can reach me at rayhabk@uci for any further questions.
Yinda Chen(Andy)
Researcher
I'm a student of Social Science school. I currently stay in China, struggling with my school works -.-. I'm a big fan of Marvel movies.
Warren Ma
Microsite editor
I am a second-year computer science student. I come from Shenzhen, China. I really like the Marvel character Iron man.
Jiayi Chen
Researcher
I am a sophomore student majoring mathematics. I come from Zhejiang, China. I enjoy watching Disney movies in my free time.
Kelly Deng
Podcast editor
I'm a second year student in UCI majoring economic. I come from Qingdao, China. I really enjoy watching and analyzing fairy tale movies since I was young.
Key Scenes
Belle takes her father's place in the Beast's dungeon, conveying bravery, sacrifice, and selflessness, which fall under traditionally masculine gender values.
Most feminism scene in Avenger:Endgame. A squad of female superheroes carry the Infinity Gauntlet to the time machine.
Rey refused the help from men when running way from the attack from the opposers and it shows her independence.
Snow white who ate the poisoned apple was rescued by the prince with a kiss, and then, they happily lived together. This shows the status of women in society as a subsidiary of men and the needing help from others.
Works Cited
Ray's Sources
Elkins, Abby. “Feminist Empowerment in ‘Beauty and the Beast:’ An Analysis of Beauty’s Feminist Qualities from 1740 to 2017.” FTTV: Analyzing Fairy Tales On Television, 15 Aug. 2017, fttv.byu.edu/2017/08/15/feminist-empowerment-in-beauty-and-the-beast-an-analysis-of-beautys-feminist-qualities-from-1740-to-2017/.
Haas, Lynda, and Shaina Trapdeo. Disney’s Magic Mirror: The Disney Corporation’s Impact on the Folk & Fairy Tale Genre, 12 Oct. 2016, docs.google.com/document/d/1R3xlFjFWwxVagMsLw-BhgY2jHAPl7_WmoXbv5W6rLrE/edit.
Swan, Wanda, et al. “Episode 2: Beauty and the Beast with Dr. Susanna Morris .” Once Upon a Patriarchy, 15 Nov. 2018, onceuponapatriarchy.com/2018/11/15/111518-0102-podcast/.
Yinda's Sources
Zaltzman, Helen, and Martin Austwick. “Allusionist 121. No Title.” The Allusionist, The Allusionist, 31 Jan. 2021, www.theallusionist.org/allusionist/notitle.
Chan, Mimi. “129. Kelly Sue DeConnick Is a 'Pretty Deadly' Writer of Comics. ⋆ Sifu Mimi Chan.” Sifu Mimi Chan, 15 Nov. 2019, www.culturechatpodcast.com/kellysuedeconnick/.
Pratt, Kambrea, et al. “Opinion: The Next Phase For Marvel Seems to Be Made Up of Mostly Gender Swapped Characters.” Pirates & Princesses, 28 Dec. 2020, www.piratesandprincesses.net/opinion-the-next-phase-for-marvel-seems-to-be-made-up-of-mostly-gender-swapped-characters/.
Kelly's Sources
Garber, Megan, “With Rogue One, the Star Wars Franchise Gets Even More Feminist.” The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2016, https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/12/with-rogue-one-the-star-wars-franchise-gets-even-more-feminist/510944/.
Maslin, Janet, “FILM VIEW; Snow White Is No Feminist.” The New York Times, 19 July 1987, https://www.nytimes.com/1987/07/19/movies/film-view-snow-white-is-no-feminist.html.
LaViolette, Alyce, “Snow White, Gender, and Power.” TED, Oct. 2018, https://www.ted.com/talks/alyce_laviolette_snow_white_gender_and_power.
Jiayi's Sources
Maya Salam. “What Is Toxic Masculinity.” The New York Times, 22 Jan. 2019, https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/22/us/toxic-masculinity.html
Zenia D’Cunda. “The Force Re-aligns: How The Role of Women In Star Wars Has Evolved.” Firstpost, 2 Jan.2016, https://www.firstpost.com/living/the-feminism-is-strong-with-this-one-star-wars-the-force-awakens-reinforces-gender-balance-in-pop-culture-2568062.html
Lee, Denise and Mary. “Women In Star Wars: Being A Woman In The Fandom.”Lords of the Smith, 2019, https://soundcloud.com/lordsofthesithpodcast/6women-in-star-wars-being-a-woman-in-the-fandom
Warren's Sources
box office mojo,
https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt3748528/
https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt0080684/
Felicity Jones. “Rogue One star Felicity Jones explains why Jyn Erso is a rebel in an interview with the cast.” Empire Magazine, 20 Dec.2016, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMaaJXOY_VY
Zenia D’Cunda. “The Force Re-aligns: How The Role of Women In Star Wars Has Evolved.” Firstpost, 2 Jan.2016,