Beauty and the Beast

Episode SummaryA smashing success at the box office and awards shows, Beauty and the Beast (1991) confirmed that the Disney Renaissance had indeed arrived.  Despite its technical and narrative achievements, this film garnered heavy criticism from the feminists it sought to appease with a spunky heroine. Erin and Rachel discuss how Belle and her suitors reinforce that gendered violence is a tale as old as time. Oh, and also, is everyone gay?Episode BibliographyAn American Tail: Fievel Goes West. (n.d.). Wikipedia. Retrieved February 5, 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An_American_Tail:_Fievel_Goes_WestBanks, M. (2021). De Beaumont’s Beauty and the Beast: A feminist analysis. Journal of Literary Criticism, Comparative Linguistics and Literary Studies, 42(1), Beauty and the Beast (1946 film). (n.d.). Wikipedia. Retrieved March 25, 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beauty_and_the_Beast_(1946_film)Beauty and the Beast (1991 film). (n.d.). Wikipedia. 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