Mermaid musings, or: "There is not enough woman to make love to, and too much fish to fry"
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| Publication date | 2012 |
| Journal | Amsterdam Social Science |
| Volume | Issue number | 4 | 1 |
| Pages (from-to) | 67-72 |
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| Abstract | In this short essay, I examine, by means of a hermeneutical close reading, Walt Disney's classic animated feature "The Little Mermaid". The aim is to illustrate Jacques Derrida's contributions to social theory by utilizing his strategy of deconstruction, and to take seriously Durkheim's instruction that social scientists should examine collective representations to uncover what collective beliefs, norms, and values underlie and inform a given society. |
| Document type | Article |
| Language | English |
| Published at | http://socialscience.nl/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Volume-4-Issue-1-Article-5.pdf |
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