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“Aladdin” in the Eyes of Disney 2019: Reflections on Cultural Representation of Middle East Identity

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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اللغويات

Abstract

Disney animated films play an important role in presenting and modifying values via adaptable characters for all world's children or even adults. These films reduce the gab of viewers' different cultures and social values and represent a good source of imagination and love. The old romantic story of Aladdin lives in most children's minds and hearts till now, used to highlight the eastern cultural identity in the current film and the change of Arabian cultural discourse. The study aims at identifying different cultural aspects, values, and the shift of Disney's visualization of the Arabian identity. Kress and Van Leeuwen and Fairclough are used as theoretical frameworks to analyze the discourse of the film. Results indicate a noticeable change in Disney's views about the Arabian identity with continuous bias to the power of American culture and a final focus on the Arabian values. Consequently, more studies are recommended to be conducted about the film and its different effects on different sides of both societies. More deep analysis is required to get cultures closer and more understanding toward each other.

DOI

10.21608/jfafu.2021.73221.1537

Keywords

Identity, cultural ideologies, text and image, Disney films

Authors

First Name

Yousreya Ahmed

Last Name

Alhamshary

MiddleName

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Affiliation

Faculty of Education Damanhour University

Email

alhamshary@edu.dmu.edu.eg

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Orcid

0000-0001-7005-8943

Volume

14

Article Issue

العدد 1 (اللغويات)

Related Issue

21394

Issue Date

2022-01-01

Receive Date

2021-06-11

Publish Date

2022-01-01

Page Start

1,662

Page End

1,700

Print ISSN

2357-0709

Online ISSN

2735-3281

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https://jfafu.journals.ekb.eg/article_192622.html

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38

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المقالة الأصلية

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970

Publication Type

Journal

Publication Title

مجلة کلية الآداب جامعة الفيوم

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https://jfafu.journals.ekb.eg/

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“Aladdin” in the Eyes of Disney 2019: Reflections on Cultural Representation of Middle East Identity

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22 Jan 2023