Dr. Rebecca Hains
Author, professor and speaker | Children's media culture, media literacy, and media criticism
Monthly Archives: March 2015
In Disney’s ‘Cinderella,’ courage and kindness are a victim’s strengths, but a film’s weakness
Ella’s “choice” to submit graciously to her stepfamily’s abuse is given no context in Disney’s new film, and that’s a problem.
Read MoreBalancing princess culture with significant women: A reader report on raising empowered girls
Empowering the Next Generation: Women’s Day A guest blog post by Katie Grant In today’s world, most girls go through a princess phase: princess outfits, tiaras, shoes, curly hair, makeup, nails, the whole nine yards. I went through that phase, even though…
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Dr. Rebecca Hains 