S3 | E2 - Ratatouille, Chicken Run & more: the subliminal messaging you missed - Dr Reuben Fong

Episode 2 November 08, 2023 00:47:12
S3 | E2 - Ratatouille, Chicken Run & more: the subliminal messaging you missed - Dr Reuben Fong
PhD: Unpacked
S3 | E2 - Ratatouille, Chicken Run & more: the subliminal messaging you missed - Dr Reuben Fong

Nov 08 2023 | 00:47:12

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Show Notes

Dr. Reuben Fong joins us to unpack the problematic themes hidden in your favourite Children’s films - Ratatouille, Chicken Run, Stuart Little, The Wild Thornberry’s and the Land Before Time.

If you’d like to read more, here’s a link to the PhD: https://researchspace.auckland.ac.nz/handle/2292/54051

For any questions, qualms or queries, reach out to the PhD: Unpacked team through [email protected], or @phdunpacked on Instagram.

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