Defending the Pride Lands and Marginalized Subjects: The Lion Guard as Progressive Pedagogy

In this essay, we analyze the animated television series The Lion Guard, which aired on Disney Junior, and illustrate how the text functions in progressive, counter-hegemonic ways. The text, we demonstrate, consistently stages queer and feminist politics through its character depictions, plot develo...

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Published inThe Southern communication journal Vol. 87; no. 4; pp. 386 - 397
Main Authors Lazić, Gordana, LeFebvre, Renee
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Memphis Routledge 08.08.2022
Southern States Communication Association
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animation
disney
Feminism
Mass media
Progressive pedagogy
queer
The Lion Guard
the pride lands
youth
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Summary:In this essay, we analyze the animated television series The Lion Guard, which aired on Disney Junior, and illustrate how the text functions in progressive, counter-hegemonic ways. The text, we demonstrate, consistently stages queer and feminist politics through its character depictions, plot developments, and situational dialogue. Through progressive pedagogy, we argue, The Lion Guard invites the viewers to model a mode of citizenship that is inclusive in temperament, cooperative in practice, and sensitive to social justice.
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ISSN:1041-794X
1930-3203
DOI:10.1080/1041794X.2022.2085780