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Here lie the travails of a group of scholars creating an online database for the study of traditional and evolving fairy tales as portrayed on television. We welcome any and all comments, particularly if you know of a TV show that references fairy tales that's not in the database. Happy hunting!Tags
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Tag Archives: 394r Guest Posts
The Brothers Winchester: Supernatural as a Modern American Fairy Tale Collection
The final guest post from Dr. Rudy’s 394r Applied English class is from Shana Pickett. We hope you enjoy this one and the others that preceded it! Mysterious murders, man-eating monsters, and magic spells. Damsels in distress, demons, and dashing … Continue reading
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend: The Fairy Tale Inspired Show You Should Be Watching
Sarah Thompson brings us the guest post this week from the Winter 2017 Applied English class. Enjoy! The CW’s critical darling, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, was recently renewed for a third season despite being the least viewed network television show two years … Continue reading
Once Upon a Time and the Fairy Tale Stereotype
Once more, here is a guest post from Dr Rudy’s 394r Applied English class, this time from Cortlyn Mckay. In contrast to many fairy tale adaptations being made today, the TV show Once Upon a Time begins with the … Continue reading
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Tagged 394r Guest Posts, character portrayals, Once Upon a Time, OUAT
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Who am I?: Anime in Wonderland
This guest post is by Monica Allen of the Winter 2017 394r class. We all love fairy tales, whether they be old or new, and one fairy tale that is fairly easy to find within TV is Alice in Wonderland, … Continue reading
The Lesser-Known Fairy Tales in Grimm
Here is Rachel Rackham to give us this week’s guest post from Dr. Rudy’s Applied English class Winter 2017. Warning, spoilers ahead! If you have not watched the series finale of Grimm, or are not caught up with the episodes, stop … Continue reading
Feminist Empowerment in “Beauty and the Beast:” An Analysis of Beauty’s Feminist Qualities from 1740 to 2017
We’re pleased to have Abby Elkins brings us the guest post this week from Dr. Rudy’s Applied English class from Winter 2017. Please enjoy! Apart from the fairy tale tradition’s classic damsels in distress, shines Belle, or “the Beauty,” from … Continue reading
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Tagged 394r Guest Posts, Abby Elkins, Beauty and the Beast, Not Television
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Super Fairy Tales
“Fairy tales are for little girls.” So says my thirteen-year-old brother, scorn filling his eyes. He and his little sister are locked in another battle over which movie to watch, and Beauty and the Beast has just been taken off … Continue reading
“Fairy Tale Weddings”: The Examination of a Misnomer
Week three of Applied English guest posts comes to you from Emma Anderson. This was written for Dr. Rudy’s 394r class from Winter semester, and similar posts will be continuing throughout the summer. Hope you enjoy! Sunlight glistening through … Continue reading
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Tagged 394r Guest Posts, Cinderella, Emma Anderson, Weddings
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What Are You So Afraid Of? A Rapunzel Analysis.
This is the second in our guest post series for the summer from Dr. Rudy’s 394R class, this time written by Heidi Grether. We hope you enjoy! We’re all familiar with the story of Rapunzel, right? A girl, a tower, … Continue reading
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Tagged 394r Guest Posts, Heidi Grether, Once Upon a Time, OUAT, Rapunzel
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Follow the White Rabbit
The following is a guest post written by Erica Smith, who was enrolled in Dr. Rudy’s 394R class Winter Semester. This was a final writing assignment for Applied English Visualizing Wonder: Fairy Tales and Television. We hope you enjoy! When … Continue reading
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Tagged 394r Guest Posts, Alice in Wonderland, Erica Smith, Once Upon a Time, OUAT
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