Tom Hickman argues in The Sexual Century (1999) that sexuality in the 20th century has gone from “private passion [to]… public obsession”, and is what Susan Sontag refers to as “one of the demonic forces in human consciousness – pushing…
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Candace Agonistes: Asperger’s Syndrome And The Real Star Of “Phineas And Ferb”
by David Perlmutter • June 9, 2016 • 2 Comments
Hi. My name is David, and I’m an Aspie. That is to say, I’m someone who is afflicted with Asperger’s Syndrome, a neurological condition first diagnosed by the man it is named for in the 1940s, but not fully accepted…
Disney Animated Features and Engaging Middle Grade Learners
by Eleanor Huntington • April 19, 2015 • 3 Comments
Teaching middle school girls, particularly middle school girls of color, about the legacy of imperialism can be simultaneously disturbing and disheartening. Learning about imperialism requires revisiting the legacy of cultural dominance with a group of young people who are still…
Disney Princesses…What harm can they do?
by Bella Honess Roe • August 4, 2014 • 9 Comments
When I taught my module on the History and Theory of Animation to my final year undergrads at the University of Surrey last semester I was really looking forward to the week on representation of gender. I’ve taught this class…