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FMP & Thesis T Week 6 Theory with Nigel

Week 6: Research design and methodology

This week we studied the methods to carry out the research. Apart from that we continued working on collecting the sources for our research.

Research Methodology

As I am going to talk about the themes of inclusion, diversity and belonging in new Pixar films, a huge portion of my research will come from self analysing the movies. In addition I will take interviews from different people and understand their perspective of how the promotion of inclusive themes have impacted their lives. Furthermore, I will take help from various published scholarly articles and books. The research methodology I will be using will be qualitative research.

Bibliography

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Babbitt, L., & Johnson, J. (2018). Inside Out and the socialization of emotions: Animating children’s understanding of mental states. Developmental Psychology, 54(9), 1685-1698. 

Carter-Sowell, A. R., & Tien, L. T. (2019). Gender representation in animated films: A content analysis of children’s movies from 1937 to 2018. Sex Roles, 81(9-10), 581-597. 

Cheng, H. W., & Tong, S. T. (2020). Portrayals of female leadership and decision-making in Disney and Pixar animated feature films. Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, 64(4), 579-598. 

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Vazquez, K. C. (2020). What we talk about when we talk about Pixar. Popular Communication, 18(4), 348-361. 

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