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Via textual analysis, content analysis, discourse analysis, interviews, and primary and secondary sources, this study used a cultural studies and historical lens to explore and comprehend the representation of tween girls on Disney Channel television series. This research project sought to answer questions about meanings of the network’s creation and evolution of powerful girl characters. In so doing, it examined culture—particularly dominant American ideologies about girls— and industry, mainly, Disney as an institution that serves as an instrument of dominant ideology by pressing its views upon its audience. This dissertation has identified the reasons and motivations for presentations of girls with hidden magical powers, and the decade’s social, historical, and industrial influence and impact on Disney programming. This dissertation has also shown how Disney has influenced society and history too with its persistent and sometimes pervasive portrayals of tween girls resulting in a tween marketing frenzy and more attention being paid to girl’s issues. This study has come up with an enhanced understanding of Disney Channel within concrete social, historical, and institutional contexts. The process of historicizing Disney Channel in chapter one by finding connections between national events and the various series studied effectively addressed the intertwined cultural and commercial dynamics of the network. This analysis has firmly established the networkShow MoreRelatedManaging Information Technology (7th Edition)239873 Words   |  960 Pageslegislative decisions, many communities in the Midsouth area could not gain access to reasonable transportation services, thus retarding business and economic development. With no one to represent their concerns to the state government, a group of powerful businesspeople formed the MSCC to lobby the legislature on the issue of transportation access. The MSCC dealt with this single issue until the 1930s, when its charter was changed to include a broader range of issues affecting the business communityRead MoreSales and Marketing for Financial Institutions80443 Words   |  322 Pages... 2.3 Further resources ........................................................................................................ 2.3 1 2 2.1 3 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 4 4.1 4.2 4.3 5 5.1 6 6.1 6.2 7 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 8 8.1 9 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 The evolution of selling The importance of selling for a financial institution The sales professional as a ‘trusted adviser’ 2.4 2.4 2.6 The role of the sales professional ..................................................................... 2.5 Risks associated