The portrayal of female characters in mainstream animation

Abstract

The present dissertation consists of a historical analysis of mainstream animation movies in addition to television series, and how society helped shape them, how they helped influence its audiences (both positively and negatively), and their evolution. This dissertation will also examine how the female gender has been treated and portrayed throughout the years, exploring its sociological connotations, in the medium of animation. Along with a study on how representation is important to evade any type of out-casting. It will also include a comparative analysis between the researched themes and The All-Nighter (2015), a short film created as the final project of the Masters in Computer Animation’s curriculum.

Date of Award	2015
Original language	English
Awarding Institution	Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Supervisor	Sahra Kunz (Supervisor)