Disney & Race
Here are some of the amazing scholars working on Disney & Race!
Amanda Leigh Gomez
Pronouns:
she/her
Institution:
El Paso Community College
Position:
Librarian / Assistant Professor
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Research Expertise:
Disney History, Disney Fandom, Disney Fashion, Disney Princesses, Disney Villains, Disney & Gender, Disney & Race, Lucasfilm
@LibrarianGomez
Additional Research Expertise:
Anna Zsubori
Pronouns:
She/her
Institution:
Independent Scholar
Position:
Independent Scholar
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Research Expertise:
Disney Audiences, Disney Fandom, Disney Princesses, Disney & Gender, Disney & Race
@DrAnnaZsubori
Additional Research Expertise:
My research and teaching incorporate the study of young people’s understanding of their self-image through their perception of Disney Princesses, and thus my work is strongly linked to audience, communication, cultural, film, gender, and media studies, cultural theory and sociology, while examining participants’ sociocultural construction of identity. My doctoral research explores the heterogeneity of the diverse audiences through the participants’ ambivalent and sometimes even contradictory ideas about their identity. My study combines diverse and innovative research methods, such as textual (thematic) analysis of the interviews and visual (semiotic) examination of Eastern European tween’s drawings and building blocks, and the broader contextual investigation of the sessions with Hungarian young people by using NVivo.
Bethanee Bemis
Pronouns:
She/her
Institution:
Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History
Position:
Museum Specialist
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Research Expertise:
Disney History, Disney Theme Parks, Disney Princesses, Disney & Gender, Disney & Race, Disney & Sexuality, Disney & Disability, Other
Twitter: @bbemisdalessio
Additional Research Expertise:
Disney and American identities
Christen Mandracchia
Pronouns:
She/her/hers
Institution:
University of the Arts
Position:
Senior Lecturer
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Research Expertise:
Disney History, Disney Animation, Disney Audiences, Disney Industry, Disney Theme Parks, Disney Merchandising, Disney Fandom, Disney Princesses, Disney Villains, Disney & Gender, Disney & Race, Disney & Sexuality, Other
Additional Research Expertise:
Disney Theatrical
Emily Rose Aguilo-Perez
Pronouns:
she/her
Institution:
West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Position:
Assistant Professor
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Research Expertise:
Disney History, Disney Animation, Disney Princesses, Disney Audiences, Disney Theme Parks, Disney Merchandising, Disney & Gender, Disney & Race
@ProfEmilyAguilo
Additional Research Expertise:
Disney and Latinx Representation
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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Jennessa Hester
Pronouns:
she/her
Institution:
Texas Tech University
Position:
PhD Candidate
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Research Expertise:
Disney Animation, Disney Audiences, Disney Fandom, Disney Princesses, Disney & Gender, Disney & Race, Disney & Sexuality, Marvel, Lucasfilm, Other
@CherryPopPunk
Additional Research Expertise:
Disney Video Games, Disney Music, Disney Channel
Katie Kapurch
Pronouns:
she/her
Institution:
Texas State University
Position:
Associate Professor
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Research Expertise:
Disney History, Disney Animation, Disney Audiences, Disney Industry, Disney Merchandising, Disney Fandom, Disney Fashion, Disney Princesses, Disney Villains, Disney & Gender, Disney & Race, Disney & Sexuality, Other
Twitter: @KatieKapurch
Additional Research Expertise:
The Beatles and Disney, Music on Disney Plus
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
Sarah Jessica Darley
Pronouns:
She/Her
Institution:
University of East Anglia
Position:
PhD Student
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Research Expertise:
Disney Animation, Disney Audiences, Disney Theme Parks, Disney Princesses, Disney Villains, Disney & Gender, Disney & Race, Disney & Sexuality, Disney & Disability
Additional Research Expertise:
Fairy Tales
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
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.
Amy Louise Morgan
Pronouns:
She/Her
Institution:
University of Surrey
Position:
Lecturer in Medieval Literature
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Research Expertise:
Disney Animation, Disney Princesses, Disney Villains, Disney & Gender, Disney & Race, Disney & Sexuality, Other
@amylouise921
Additional Research Expertise:
Disney Medievalism
Audrey Louckx
Pronouns:
She her
Institution:
UMONS / University of Mons
Position:
Associate Professor
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Research Expertise:
Disney History, Disney Animation, Disney Theme Parks, Disney Fandom, Disney Princesses, Disney Villains, Disney & Gender, Disney & Race, Disney & Sexuality, Disney & Disability, Pixar, Lucasfilm, Other
Additional Research Expertise:
Disney Adaptation, Remakes & Reboots
Chloe T Rattray
Pronouns:
she/they
Institution:
Curtin University
Position:
Honours Student
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Research Expertise:
Disney Animation, Disney Princesses, Disney Villains, Disney & Gender, Disney & Race, Disney & Sexuality, Disney & Disability, Pixar
Twitter: @ChloeTRattray
Additional Research Expertise:
Christine Case
Pronouns:
she/her
Institution:
University of PIttsburgh
Position:
PhD Candidate
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Research Expertise:
Disney Audiences, Disney Theme Parks, Disney Fandom, Disney Princesses, Disney & Gender, Disney & Race, Disney & Sexuality, Disney & Disability
Additional Research Expertise:
Dion Georgiou
Pronouns:
He/Him
Institution:
University of Chichester
Position:
Senior Lecturer
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Research Expertise:
Disney History, Disney Animation, Disney Audiences, Disney Industry, Disney Merchandising, Disney Fandom, Disney Fashion, Disney Princesses, Disney Villains, Disney & Gender, Disney & Race, Disney & Sexuality, Disney & Disability, Other
Twitter: @drdiongeorgiou
Additional Research Expertise:
Disney and environmental issues
Dr. Michelle Martinez
Pronouns:
she/her
Institution:
Arizona State University
Position:
Instructor, Film and Media Studies
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Research Expertise:
Disney History, Disney Audiences, Disney & Race, Lucasfilm, Other
Twitter: @mjmartinez72 Instagram:mixapix
Additional Research Expertise:
Latino/x/a Representation of Disney products
Evan Nooe
Pronouns:
He/Him
Institution:
University of South Carolina Lancaster
Position:
Assistant Professor of History
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Research Expertise:
Disney History, Disney Industry, Disney Theme Parks, Disney Merchandising, Disney & Gender, Disney & Race, Other
@EvanNooe
Additional Research Expertise:
Disney Foodways
Hollie McDonnell
Pronouns:
She/Her
Institution:
Mary Immaculate College
Position:
Department Assistant
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Research Expertise:
Disney Audiences, Disney Industry, Disney Fandom, Disney Princesses, Disney Villains, Disney & Gender, Disney & Race, Disney & Sexuality
Additional Research Expertise:
Jenny Kokai
Pronouns:
she/her
Institution:
University of South Florida
Position:
Director of the School of Theatre and Dance
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Research Expertise:
Disney History, Disney Audiences, Disney Theme Parks, Disney Fandom, Disney Fashion, Disney & Gender, Disney & Race, Disney & Sexuality, Disney & Disability
@drjenniferkokai
Additional Research Expertise:
Disney and non-human animals, Disney and Ecology
Laura M Kitchings
Pronouns:
she/her
Institution:
Independent Scholar
Position:
Independent Scholar
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Research Expertise:
Disney & Gender, Disney & Race, Other
@foodandarchives
Additional Research Expertise:
Food in Disney Texts (Movies, TV, etc...)
Leona Heimfeld
Pronouns:
she/her
Institution:
University of Exeter
Position:
PhD student
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Research Expertise:
Disney History, Disney Audiences, Disney Industry, Disney Fandom, Disney & Gender, Disney & Race, Disney & Sexuality, Disney & Disability, Other
Additional Research Expertise:
Disney and the environment, Disney informational films
Rebecca Harrison
Pronouns:
she/her/hers
Institution:
The Open University
Position:
Lecturer
Website:
Social Media:
Research Expertise:
Disney Industry, Disney Merchandising, Disney & Gender, Disney & Race, Disney & Sexuality, Disney & Disability, Lucasfilm
Twitter: @beccaeharrison
Additional Research Expertise:
Victoria Pettersen Lantz
Pronouns:
she/hers
Institution:
Sam Houston State University
Position:
Associate Professor
Website:
Social Media:
Research Expertise:
Disney History, Disney Theme Parks, Disney Fandom, Disney & Gender, Disney & Race, Disney & Sexuality, Other
@VictoriaPLantz (twitter), vplantzphd (Insta)
Additional Research Expertise:
Disney Theatre/Performance