Accomplishments and Group Learning
As a group, we successfully watched and analysed the Disney film, Aladdin. We each experienced the film in different ways and brought our own interpretations and ideas to the project. Coming from different backgrounds with varied experiences, we each contributed unique and diverse perspectives. We worked well as a team, meeting several times to share ideas and work on our learning journal together, while still maintaining our individuality. We were also able to incorporate various readings from the course that pertained to our topic and use them as tools for analysis.
We learned to view the film through a different lens than when we were children, which opened our eyes to racial representations within the film. It made us question how many other films we were shown as children that had these underlying racisms and stereotypes represented in them. Perhaps we were taught these ideas of white privilege and Western superiority from an early age, without even realizing it. And if were is so, does it continue today? Most likely.
All in all, we found this project rewarding and fun. We each brought a unique aspect to the group that made for a enjoyable learning experience. By choosing a film that we were all familiar with and had childhood memories of, we were able to use the course material and discussions to re-examine the film using theories of race and racialization.
We hope you enjoy our blog and are able to share in our learning experience.
-Abby, Alexandra, and Janene.
