Short Analytical Assessment
Length: 750-1000 words
This is a short, focused opportunity to showcase your understanding of an idea we’ve covered in the course.
Explain how the idea of the “cauldron of story” covered during Topic 2 is relevant to The Snow Queen and Frozen
NOTE: please consider these below learning outcomes when writing this analysis, they are very important
Learning Outcomes being assessed:
– Assess and explore the complexities involved in adapting stories from one context into another.
– Demonstrate a critical understanding of myth and fantasy narratives that recur in contemporary popular culture.
– Demonstrate knowledge of scholarly theory surrounding mythology and narrative
– Compare and contrast mythological texts to assess their underlying themes, connotations, and points of inter-connection.
NOTE: PLESE USE Scholarly references and include in-text citation (APA style). Please look at these below references and use some of them with other references of your choice but make sure they’re
academic sources
Useful List of References
Fiction Readings:
Andersen, Hans Christian. “The Little Robber Girl,” The Snow Queen: A Story in Seven Parts. London : Collins, 1989. Pages 41-49
Andersen, Hans Christian. “What Happened in the Snow Queen’s Palace,” The Snow Queen: A Story in Seven Parts. London : Collins, 1989. Pages 56-62.
Clips:
Frozen. Dir. Jennifer Lee and Chris Buck, 2013.
Critical Readings:
Athena, Laura. “The Snow Queen – Visions of Female Strength,” Untravelled Worlds, 2013.http://untraveledworlds.blogspot.co.nz/2013/01/the-snow-queen-visions-of-female.html
Colman, Dani. “The Problem with False Feminism (or “Why Frozen left me cold,” Medium, 2014.https://medium.com/@directordanic/the-problem-with-false-feminism-7c0bbc7252ef
‘Lindsay.’ “The problem with ‘The Problem with False Feminism’ – a Strongly Worded Rebuttal,” Chez Apocalypse, 2014.http://chezapocalypse.com/thefrozenthing/
Thomas, Rhiannon. “Why Frozen isn’t ‘False Feminism,’” Feminist Fiction, 2014. http://feministfiction.com/2014/02/07/why-frozen-isnt-false-feminism/
Extension Critical Readings:
Brown, K. (2014, December 13). How Frozen took over the world. Weekend Herald. pp. 29-30.
