Many parents find themselves in the middle of the Great Princess Debate at some point. For years, scholars have suggested that the classic Disney trope—the damsel in distress—can damage girls’ sense ...

Princesses have existed throughout history, and there have been some notable ones, but people love the ones created for pure entertainment. From animated royalty to the live-action ladies who’ve made ...

The new Disney movie Disenchanted stumbles in plenty of ways, but one thing it does right is bother to ask what happens after “happily ever after”—particularly as it pertains to that most durable of ...

Correction: The original version of this article incorrectly stated that Michelle Liu Carriger is an assistant professor at the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. In fact, she is an ...