Princess Jasmine – Lissa Bilyk

Mulan: Disney’s First Warrior Princess

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”

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”

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.”