By Roderick, Eduardo and Joost

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• By Roderick, Eduardo and Joost

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Last week

• How do stories in different cultures represent
  corruption.
• Too broad
• Choose two specific cultures in one medium

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Interesting options

• Greek myth ltgt Norse myth
• Aztec ltgt Spanish
• German expressionism ltgt Hollywood 20
• Dantes Inferno ltgt an Islamic story
• Disney ltgt Ghibli

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Disney ltgt Ghibli

• Animated movies only
• Disney examples Lion King, The Hunchback of the
  Notre Dame, Bambi
• Ghibli examples Princess Mononoke, Spirited
  Away, Howls Moving Castle

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The Riddle

• What forms does corruption take in animated
  movies by Disney versus those by Ghibli.

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Methodology

• Watch movies
• Read articles about subject
• Read articles about America and Japanese culture
• Draw conclusions from movies first, then
  strengthen with articles

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First findings

• Disney
• Clear-cut morals
• Static characters
• Submissive female role

• Ghibli
• Moral ambiguity
• Changing characters
• Active females

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Articles found

• Kaori Yoshida (2004) - Issues in Childrens Media
  as Glob/calized Cultural Industry
• The Guardian (2005) - A god among animators
• Aaron Sherwood (2006) Characterization,
  Narrative Structure and Mythopoeia in the Films
  of Hayao Miyazaki
• And more