Disney Live Action
Here are some of the amazing scholars working on Disney Live Action!
Aaron Settipane
Pronouns:
He/Him
Institution:
University of Southern California
Position:
Adjunct Lecturer
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Research Expertise:
Disney History, Disney Industry, Disney Theme Parks, Disney Merchandising, Disney Princesses, Live Action, Other
Additional Research Expertise:
Disney corporate culture and operations in studios, theme parks, Imagineering and corporate
Dr Anna Kerchy
Pronouns:
she/her
Institution:
University of Szeged, Hungary
Position:
Associate Professor
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Research Expertise:
Disney Animation, Disney & Gender, Disney & Sexuality, Disney & Disability, Live Action
Additional Research Expertise:
Alice in Wonderland, adaptation studies, transmediation/translation of children's literature, body representations, posthumanism/humanimal studies
Emma Bálint
Pronouns:
she/her
Institution:
University of Szeged
Position:
Assistant Professor
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Research Expertise:
Disney History, Disney Animation, Disney Princesses, Disney & Gender, Disney & Sexuality, Live Action, Disney & Fairy Tales, Other
Additional Research Expertise:
Little Red Riding Hood, Classic Fairy Tales, Transmedial Adaptations
Kyle Meikle
Pronouns:
he/him
Institution:
University of Baltimore
Position:
Associate Professor
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Research Expertise:
Disney History, Disney Animation, Disney Industry, Disney Theme Parks, Disney Merchandising, Live Action
Twitter: @kylemeikle
Additional Research Expertise:
Robyn Muir
Pronouns:
she/her
Institution:
University of Surrey
Position:
Lecturer in Media and Communication
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Research Expertise:
Disney Audiences, Disney Theme Parks, Disney Merchandising, Disney Fandom, Disney Princesses, Disney Villains, Disney & Gender, Live Action
Twitter: @DrRobynMuir
Additional Research Expertise:
Stefanie Johnstone
Pronouns:
She/her
Institution:
Independent scholar
Position:
Coordinator Research Funding and Development
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Research Expertise:
Disney History, Disney Animation, Disney Industry, Disney Fandom, Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm, Live Action
@trilogytweeter
Additional Research Expertise:
Franchise, seriality
luke jefferies
Pronouns:
He/him
Institution:
Swansea University
Position:
Lecturer in clinical psychology and mental health
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Research Expertise:
Disney Animation, Disney Audiences, Disney Theme Parks, Disney Fandom, Disney Princesses, Disney Villains, Disney & Gender, Disney & Race, Disney & Sexuality, Disney & Disability, Live Action, Other
Additional Research Expertise:
I am interested in the psychology of Disney. I am interested in mental health and wellbeing. I am interested in nature and environmental psychology e.g. people and places such as themed parks. i can use qual and quant methods. I am interested in research partnerships and MDT working.
Brittany Eldridge
Pronouns:
she/her and they/them
Institution:
UCL
Position:
PhD Student
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Research Expertise:
Disney History, Disney Princesses, Disney Villains, Disney & Gender, Disney & Sexuality, Live Action, Other
@BEldridg39
Additional Research Expertise:
Fairy Tales and Adaptation; Motherhood
Harsha Josephine Antony
Pronouns:
she/her
Institution:
CHRIST University
Position:
Postgraduate student
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Research Expertise:
Disney History, Disney Animation, Disney Audiences, Disney Industry, Disney Theme Parks, Disney Merchandising, Disney Fandom, Disney Fashion, Disney Princesses, Disney Villains, Disney & Gender, Disney & Race, Pixar, Marvel, Lucasfilm, Live Action
Instagram: harsha.josephine
Additional Research Expertise:
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Marissa Lammon
Pronouns:
she/her/hers
Institution:
University of Colorado Boulder
Position:
PhD Candidate
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Research Expertise:
Disney Animation, Disney Audiences, Disney Merchandising, Disney Fandom, Disney Princesses, Disney Villains, Disney & Gender, Disney & Race, Disney & Sexuality, Pixar, Live Action, Other
@marissalammon
Additional Research Expertise:
Death in Disney
Rebecca Rowe
Pronouns:
she/her
Institution:
Texas A&M University--Commerce
Position:
Assistant Professor
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Research Expertise:
Disney Animation, Disney Audiences, Disney Theme Parks, Disney Fandom, Disney Princesses, Disney Villains, Disney & Gender, Disney & Race, Pixar, Live Action, Other
Twitter: @Rebecca_L_Rowe
Additional Research Expertise:
Disney & Age, Disney & Adaptation, Disney & Fairy Tales
Sam Summers
Pronouns:
he/him
Institution:
Middlesex University
Position:
Associate Lecturer in Animation History & Theory
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Research Expertise:
Disney History, Disney Animation, Pixar, Live Action
Additional Research Expertise:
Xinyue Hu
Pronouns:
she/her
Institution:
Newcastle University
Position:
PhD Student
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Research Expertise:
Disney Animation, Disney Audiences, Disney Industry, Disney Fandom, Disney Princesses, Disney & Race, Live Action
Twitter@CharlotteXinyue
Additional Research Expertise:
contemporary Mulan adaptations