I have to admit: although I’m not a huge fan of Disney’s thirty-sixth animated feature film, I have an incredibly soft spot for the eighth Disney Princess Mulan. My Honours thesis was on two cross-dressing Shakespeare plays, where young women dress up as boys for various reasons – one to protect her virginity, and theContinue reading “Mulan: Disney’s First Warrior Princess”
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Pocahontas: the Historical (Fictionalised) Princess
What can I say about Disney’s 33rd animated feature, the seventh Disney Princess film, and Disney’s first princess based on a historical figure rather than a fairy tale? I was about eight years old when I first saw this film. I liked it – it had awesome music and a heroine that although I couldn’tContinue reading “Pocahontas: the Historical (Fictionalised) Princess”
BIRTHDAY GIVEAWAY: Signed copy of The Edge Of Darkness
Hello, my lovelies. I have an amazing announcement. I am hosting my very first giveaway! I am giving away ONE SIGNED paperback copy of my first novel, The Edge Of Darkness, a space opera about cyborg prisoners of war who discover a conspiracy aboard their transport ship and mutiny to save their lives. It’s aContinue reading “BIRTHDAY GIVEAWAY: Signed copy of The Edge Of Darkness”
Disney’s First Non-White Princess, Jasmine.
The thing about Disney is that they like to add technically non-princesses into the Disney Princess line-up. When you think about it, throughout their entire films, Belle and Cinderella weren’t actually princesses. Sure, they became princesses afterwards by marrying a prince, whatever. But then you come across characters like Alice (who is sometimes marketed thatContinue reading “Disney’s First Non-White Princess, Jasmine.”
Sleeping Beauty: The Passive, Peasant Princess
Sleeping Beauty, Disney’s third Disney Princess film, was released in 1959. I enjoyed Sleeping Beauty a lot more than I enjoyed Cinderella, which I enjoyed a lot more than Snow White. It seems that Disney was only getting better with age. Princess Aurora has the beginnings of the later 90s princesses I adore. The PrinceContinue reading “Sleeping Beauty: The Passive, Peasant Princess”
Lissa Bilyk 