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Abstract
I wrote this piece as a sort of Harlot test run. When we began talking about the need for public-oriented rhetorical criticism, Jim Fredal challenged me to figure out what that might look like. I'd recently written a rather academic analysis of Hans Christian Andersen's original "Little Mermaid" and was hoping to make it relevant/current; Disney's version had just been re-released in a "Platinum Edition" DVD and was being adapted into a Broadway show. So it made sense to put it all together, using my sister as my ideal audience: smart, fun, feministá and concerned about her new baby's exposure to the dangers of Disney rhetoric. This has been the most enjoyable writing experience I've ever had.
DOI
10.15760/harlot.2008.1.5
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https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/39363
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Recommended Citation
Comer, Kate
(2008)
"Something's Fishy Here,"
Harlot: A Revealing Look at the Arts of Persuasion:
No.
1, 5.
https://doi.org/10.15760/harlot.2008.1.5