Defining the ‘self’ and the ‘other’ in Disney song lyrics

Authors

  • Souad Belkhyr Mohammed V University, Faculty of Letters and Human sciences, English department.

Keywords:

Globalization, Disney, otherness, language, song lyrics

Abstract

This paper addresses the way Disney identifies American culture as opposed to non Western cultures through the manipulation of song lyrics. Accounting for whether Disney lyrics in animation ease or hinder cross-cultural communication between the West and the East under globalization is crucial to our understanding of its impact on young audiences. Considering its inherently humoristic and amusing nature, Disney lyrics can be powerful and effective means to inform and familiarize children with other peoples and cultures. Yet, Disney’s portrayal of other minorities or ethnic groups worldwide is often misleading and biased.

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Author Biography

Souad Belkhyr, Mohammed V University, Faculty of Letters and Human sciences, English department.

Souad Belkhyr is doctoral student at Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco where she is currently working as an LC teacher. She received her MA in the English language and Cultural studies with honour degree from the English department at Ibn Tofail University in 2008. She also completed her BA in Cultural Studies from the same department in 2006. Her research interests include, but are not limited to, child education, media literacy, cultural studies, English language teaching, political sciences, and gender studies.

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Published

2013-05-09

How to Cite

Belkhyr, S. (2013). Defining the ‘self’ and the ‘other’ in Disney song lyrics. Journal of Human Sciences, 10(1), 1366–1378. Retrieved from https://www.j-humansciences.com/ojs/index.php/IJHS/article/view/2417

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 1 (2013)

Section

Language and Literature

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Uluslararası İnsan Bilimleri Dergisi ISSN:1303-5134
International Journal of Human Sciences ISSN:2458-9489
 
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