Once Upon a Patriarchy
Summary: Each episode, fairy tale and media studies scholar Dr. Shannan Palma and award-winning survivor advocate Wanda Swan sit down with a special guest to talk and laugh about all the ways Disney’s versions of fairy tales messed with their heads. They discuss both the pre-Disney literary versions and the changes Disney made to them. They reminisce about jamming to “Kiss the Girl” while asking, with some real concern, “Who is Flounder’s mama?” Does she know where he is? They're taking an outsider’s approach and looking for the counter-narratives in the stories. They’ll empathize with villains. They’ll add some color back into the mix. They’ll explore who gets to dream of happily ever after and who doesn’t — and what absorbing those messages as children taught them. Sponsored by the graduate program in Writing and Digital Communication at Agnes Scott College.
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Podcasts:
Wanda and Shannan sit down with asylum attorney, home-schooling mom, and Louisiana native Esther Moody Graff-Radford to discuss The Princess and the Frog. This one is a two-parter, y'all.
Wanda and Shannan sit down with activist and advocate Meg Bossong to discuss Disney's Sleeping Beauty and Maleficent.
Wanda and Shannan sit down with their dear friend and mutual colleague, diversity and inclusion expert Tiffany Del Valle, to discuss perhaps the most famous fairy tale of all -- Cinderella. Show notes available here.
Wanda and Shannan sit down with literary scholar and Crunk Feminist blogger Dr. Susana Morris to talk about Beauty and the Beast. Belle reads, y'all. That mob scene at the end, though -- so much to uncover. Show notes available here.
Wanda and Shannan sit down with psychotherapist Dr. JaNae Taylor to reminisce about jamming to “Kiss the Girl” while asking, with some real concern, “Who is Flounder’s mama?” Does she know where he is? The star of the show, though, is Ursula, petty queen of darkness. Who is the Sea Witch, really? Show notes available here.
Shannan and Wanda are exceptionally professional and topically relevant as they prep Dr. Susana Morris before recording the show.
Dr. Shannan Palma describes the show's approach to fairy tales.
WWanda Swan shares how the podcast examines the impact of the Disney formula.
Cohost Shannan Palma introduces herself.
Cohost Wanda Swan introduces herself.
