Appropriated Tales: Race and the Disney Fairy-Tale Mode
Michelle Anya Anjirbag examines Disney’s storytelling practices to reveal how the corporation has influenced public understanding of what fairy tales are – and who is allowed to appear within them.
From the 1989 animated The Little Mermaid to the 2023 live-action remake starring Halle Bailey, Anjirbag unpacks the real-world impacts on the people and cultures the studio has historically misrepresented.
Free and open to all. Email h.robbins@chi.ac.uk for the Teams link.
