BIANCA CALOTA ESTER INES RUIZ CEJUDO SILVIA SANTACATALINA RICO UNIVERSIDAD DE ALICANTE LENGUA INGLESA IV MARIA MARTINEZ LIROLA The Universe Disney of PABLO ANTON ESCUDERO ESTEFANIA HUETE MEDINA JESUS DAVID PASTOR COLLADO DAYANA CHAMORRO ARANGO GROUP 2 Index 1. BIOGRAPHY 2. SOME INTERESTING FACTS 3. THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY 4. CURRENT TOPICS: WOMEN, RACE AND CULTURE 5. DISNEY AND FAIRY TALES 6. SOME LITTLE KNOWN FACTS 7. TEACHING VALUES WITH DISNEY CHARACTERS 8. WALT DISNEY (1927 – 2013) 9. BIBLIOGRAPHY Walt’s parents 1. Biography NAME: Walter Elias Disney SPOUSE: Lillian Bounds (1925–66) BIRTH DATE: December 05, 1901 CHILDREN: Diane Marie Disney PLACE OF BIRTH: Chicago (Illinois) Sharon Mae Disney PARENTS: Elias Disney DEATH DATE: December 15, 1966 Flora Call Disney CAUSE OF DEATH: Lung cancer 5 CHILDREN: Walt Disney the 4th • Passion for Drawing • The Kansas City Star • THE KANSAS CITY STAR • Benton Grammar School • Carbonated Beverages, The O’zell Company • Cartonist in The Village • Responsible for Red Cross ambulances 2. Some interesting facts “I would rather entertain people hoping to learn something to teach with the hope that it entertained.” “It never has helped me to make a good movie or take a good shot at pole, or that my daughter would obey. Not even it is useless with fleas that infest my dogs” MULTIPLANE CAMARA 3. The Walt Disney Company If you dream something it is possible to do it if you put the work towards. • The Walt Disney Studio: founded in 1923 by Walter Elias Disney • A prestigious history in the entertainment (75 years) • Mickey Mouse’s name • Media Networks • Disney interactive entertains kinds, families and Disney enthusiasts • For more than 85 years, The Walt Disney Studios has been the foundation on which The Walt Disney Company was built. • Disney Interactive • Entertainment Studios 4. Current topics: Women, Race and Culture Women in Disney Wendy Snow White Aurora Cinderell Ariel Alice a Belle Esmeralda Jane Mulan Rapunzel Do we really want our kids to became like these princesses? Are they role models? ARTICLE TO THE “LIVE SCIENCE” Three time periods: those made before 1960, including "Snow White," "Cinderella" and "Sleeping Beauty”; those of the 1990s, including "The Little Mermaid," "Beauty and the Beast" (focusing on Belle), “Aladdin" (featuring Jasmine), "Pocahontas" and "Mulan"; and the period since, namely "The Princess and the Frog" (featuring Tiana). These films span over 70 years of family entertainment. The lead female characters in the earlier movies showed very stereotypical feminine traits. The later female portrayals, including those of Mulan and Pocahontas, included more traditionally masculine traits. "They tended to their physical appearance a lot, and they were referred to as ‘pretty’ a lot. That was an important character trait for the princess" England said. "But little girls typically don't play Mulan or Pocahontas, not in their warrior costumes." The Family Role