Disney & Sexuality
Here are some of the amazing scholars working on Disney & Sexuality!
Amy Davis
Pronouns:
She/Her
Institution:
University of Hull
Position:
Lecturer
Website:
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Research Expertise:
Disney History, Disney Animation, Disney Industry, Disney Theme Parks, Disney Merchandising, Disney Princesses, Disney Villains, Disney & Gender, Disney & Sexuality, Other
@DrAmyMDavis
Additional Research Expertise:
Walt Disney
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
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
Christen Mandracchia
Pronouns:
She/her/hers
Institution:
University of the Arts
Position:
Senior Lecturer
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Social Media:
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
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
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
Haleigh Marcello
Pronouns:
she/her/hers
Institution:
University of California, Irvine
Position:
PhD Student
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Research Expertise:
Disney Theme Parks, Disney & Sexuality
Twitter: @HaleighMarcello
Additional Research Expertise:
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
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
Victoria Pettersen Lantz
Pronouns:
she/hers
Institution:
Sam Houston State University
Position:
Associate Professor
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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
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
Bethanee Bemis
Pronouns:
She/her
Institution:
Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of American History
Position:
Museum Specialist
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Social Media:
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
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:
Dr Anna Kerchy
Pronouns:
she/her
Institution:
University of Szeged, Hungary
Position:
Associate Professor
Website:
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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
Fiona Caldwell
Pronouns:
She/they
Institution:
Independent Scholar
Position:
Independent Scholar
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Research Expertise:
Disney Animation, Disney Audiences, Disney Princesses, Disney Villains, Disney & Gender, Disney & Sexuality, Disney & Disability, Pixar, Lucasfilm
Additional Research Expertise:
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
Website:
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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
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
Marissa Lammon
Pronouns:
she/her/hers
Institution:
University of Colorado Boulder
Position:
PhD Candidate
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Social Media:
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 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:
Steven Dashiell
Pronouns:
He/Him
Institution:
American University
Position:
Postdoctoral Researcher
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Social Media:
Research Expertise:
Disney & Gender, Disney & Sexuality, Other
Twitter: @dashiellsteven
Additional Research Expertise:
My research looks at issues surrounding male-dominated subcultures, particularly linguistic and cultural capital.
luke jefferies
Pronouns:
He/him
Institution:
Swansea University
Position:
Lecturer in clinical psychology and mental health
Website:
Social Media:
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.