She-Ra and the Princesses of Power

Pedagogies and Visual Cultures in the Debate on Gender

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https://doi.org/10.30962/ec.2915

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Gender, Visual culture, Cultural Pedagogies, Thematic analysis, She-Ra

Abstract

Discussion on gender issues in media artifacts has gained relevance in recent years. This research looks at the visual changes incorporated by the series She-Ra and the Princesses of Power (2018) compared to its original, She-Ra: The Princess of Power (1985), concerning the development of a visual culture linked to gender issues. We sought to understand how these debates are triggered, through a thematic analysis of the plots, the main characters, and their bodies. Four categories emerged as a result: Gender performances; Intersectional issues; Bodily diversity; Dissident sexualities.

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Soraya Maria Bernardino Barreto Januário, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil

Post-doctorate at McGill University, Institute of Gender, Sexuality and Feminisms (IGSF), Montreal, Canada. PhD in Communication from Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal. Publicist and professor in the Department of Communication at UFPE. Permanent professor in the Human Rights Postgraduate Program - PPGDH/UFPE and Communication Postgraduate Program - PPGCOM/UFPE, Researcher on issues related to Gender Studies, Feminisms, Sports and the Media. Coordinator of the Communication and Gender WG of Redor (North and Northeast Feminist Network of Studies and Research on Women and Gender Relations). Coordinator of the Media Observatory: gender, democracy and human rights at UFPE. 

Cecilia Almeida Rodrigues Lima, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Pernambuco, Brasil

Professor at the Department of Communications in Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE). Holds a doctoral degree in Communication Studies from the same institution. Coordinator of the team of researchers from UFPE at the Brazilian television fiction research network - Obitel.

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11-12-2023

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Bernardino Barreto Januário, S. M., & Almeida Rodrigues Lima, C. (2023). She-Ra and the Princesses of Power: Pedagogies and Visual Cultures in the Debate on Gender. E-Compós, 26. https://doi.org/10.30962/ec.2915

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