University of Arkansas, Fayetteville ScholarWorks@UARK Theses and Dissertations 5-2012 Happily Ever After Take Two: Rewriting Femininity in Hybridization Fairy Tale Films Megan Estelle Troutman University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarworks.uark.edu/etd Part of the American Film Studies Commons, Visual Studies Commons, and the Women's Studies Commons Recommended Citation Troutman, Megan Estelle, "Happily Ever After Take Two: Rewriting Femininity in Hybridization Fairy Tale Films" (2012). Theses and Dissertations. 379. http://scholarworks.uark.edu/etd/379 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by ScholarWorks@UARK. It has been accepted for inclusion in Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@UARK. For more information, please contact
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[email protected]. HAPPILY EVER AFTER TAKE TWO: REWRITING FEMININITY IN HYBRIDIZATION FAIRY TALE FILMS HAPPILY EVERY AFTER TAKE TWO: REWRITING FEMININTY IN HYBRIDIZATION FAIRY TALE FILMS A thesis in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in English By Megan Estelle Troutman Southern Nazarene University Bachelor of Arts in English Education, 2010 May 2012 University of Arkansas ABSTRACT The tradition of fairy tales has evolved drastically over the past five hundred years. At the beginning of the 20th century, fairy tale cartoons became widely popular as an independent medium, as well as introductions to larger films. In 1937, Walt Disney started the tradition of fairy tale cinema with the release of Snow White. Since that time, Disney has released and re- released eleven princess fairy tale films. Critics and parents alike ridicule Disney for its depictions of women as submissive and subservient.