Naslov
Encanto: Everyday Hero(in)es and the Power of (Colombian) Community

Autori
Pataki Šumiga, Jelena

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, sažetak, znanstveni

Izvornik
Breaking Stereotypes in American Popular Culture / - , 2022, 22-22

Skup
Breaking Stereotypes in American Popular Culture

Mjesto i datum
Osijek, Hrvatska, 09.09.2022. - 10.09.2022

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Recenziran

Ključne riječi
Encanto, Disney, Latin Americans, stereotypes, race, gender, superhero, The Joker, The Batman

Sažetak
If asked to summarize the portrayal of Latinos on American screens, one’s first associations would surely be drug traffickers and servants. These polarized stereotypes include both genders, allowing for popular adaptations of Pablo Escobar’s and fictional Teresa Mendoza’s story, and Spanglish-speaking housemaids and gardeners in sitcoms and Oscar winners alike. “Hollywood’s stereotyping apparatus” has long been challenged, firstly by its recognition in American-made films, and then by Latino filmmakers’ self-representation (Ramírez Berg 5). In this light, Disney’s Encanto (2021) is a major step toward a decidedly positive representation of Latinos, specifically Colombians. Subverting stereotypes attributed to Disney films in general, it is also celebrated for its approach to gender and identity. Led by a matriarch, with a “madman in the attic, ” and muscle woman, the magical community finds its heroine in a dark-skinned, short-haired, bespectacled girl unencumbered by romantic pursuits. Finally, as the only family member lacking magical powers, Mirabel’s “Not Special Special” status can be compared to Joker (2019) and The Batman (2022), who are no longer larger-than-life figures, but products of their closest relationships, proving that the relationship with community can make a hero and a villain out of the same person.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

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