Disney, Rom-Coms and Other Happily Never Afters:

How does the portrayal of romance in Hollywood films affect our perspective of love? From the moment we are born, our parents tell us fairy tales and folk stories, and tuck us in at night with the warming words of a happily ever afters. Our little blank brains, ready to devour anything put in frontContinue reading “Disney, Rom-Coms and Other Happily Never Afters:”

Disney, Rom-Coms and Other Happily Never Afters: How does the portrayal of romance in Hollywood films affect our perspective of love?

From the moment we are born, our parents tell us fairy tales and folk stories, and tuck us in at night with the warming words of a happily ever afters. Our little blank brains, ready to devour anything put in front of us, happily gobbles up these fantasy tales of love and adventure, and slowlyContinue reading “Disney, Rom-Coms and Other Happily Never Afters: How does the portrayal of romance in Hollywood films affect our perspective of love?”

Writing Challenge #2

As Catherine Roach explains in her novel The Romance Story in Popular Culture, “This romance story is endlessly taught and replayed in a multiplicity of cultural sites: Disney princess movies, the wedding industry, fairytales, Hollywood movies, pop music lyrics, advertising, the diamond jewelry industry, and more.” Romance surrounds us, and our ideals of it mayContinue reading “Writing Challenge #2”

Introduce Yourself (Example Post)

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click theContinue reading “Introduce Yourself (Example Post)”

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