Corpo meu: proposta de valorização da autoestima e satisfação corporal a partir da análise de princesas da Disney

Abstract

During adolescence, it is common for feelings of concern about body aesthetics to intensify due to the physical and psychological changes faced at this stage of life. However, these feelings, combined with the imposition of body standards and the overvaluation of media of the thin body, can trigger body dissatisfaction which, in turn, can be responsible for the emergence of numerous other problems, which may be physical or psychological. The present work seeks to contribute to the enhancement of self-esteem and body satisfaction of adolescent girls, having as its central question: “How is it possible to value the adolescents' self-esteem based on the positive exposure of bodily differences?” For this purpose, we defined specific objectives: to analyze how Disney made the representations of the female body; illustrate new female bodies representations, focusing on body differences; and reflect on how these new representations can help adolescents' self-esteem. As the object of study, we used the Disney films: Sleeping Beauty (1959), Beauty and the Beast (1991), and The Princess and the Frog (2009), which were analyzed using the analysis methodologies of films proposed by Vanoye and Goliot-Lété (2008) and Penafria (2009). With the analysis, it was possible to understand the patterns followed by Disney when representing female bodies, and we found that there is an overvaluation of the thin body that remains in effect. As a result, reinterpretations of the princesses of the films analyzed were made to highlight the body differences and bring representations to non-standard bodies. This construction was done in digital illustration format and based on the character design guidelines developed by Tillman (2011).