CONTEMPORARY DISNEY ANIMATION : genre, gender and hollywood

Contemporary Disney Animation: Genre, Gender and Hollywood is the first in-depth study of Disney’s latest animated output from the perspective of genre theory. Analysing a decade in Disney’s history (2008-2018), Benhamou examines the multifaceted interactions between animated films, Disney properties such as Pixar and Marvel, and popular genres including the romantic comedy, the superhero film and the cop buddy film. Through this extensive critical lens, combined with a focus on gender, she provides illuminating and original insights on films such as Tangled , Frozen and Moana . Informed by wider discourses on contemporary Hollywood and post-feminism, this book challenges conventional approaches to Disney, and foregrounds the importance of animation in understandings of film genres. List of Figures Acknowledgements Introduction 1 Animating a Formula: Disney, Genre and Hollywood Animation Part 1 Disney and Romance 2 Reanimating Fantasies of Fairy-tale Romance: Disney Nostalgia and The Princess and the Frog 3 The DreamWorks Formula and the Post-feminist Disney Couple: Tangled’s Romantic Parodies 4 Brave New Tale? Reframing Love and Romance in Frozen Part 2 Disney and Action Adventure 5 Animating the Digital Action-adventure Spectacle 6 Disruption/Containment: Gender, Marvel and Disney’s Superheroes 7 Animal Action Buddies: Disney’s Anthropomorphic Reimaginings in Zootopia 8 Reflections of/on Contemporary Disney Animation: Ralph Breaks the Internet Filmography References References Reconsiders contemporary Disney animation through the critical lens of genre theory