Getting Down to Business: 'Mulan' and Disney's Evolving Progressivism

Profitable and warmly received upon its release, Mulan is significant both for its powerful heroine, whose storyline eschews traditional romance, and for its authentic adaptation of Chinese folklore. Michelle Law examines how the animated film's themes reflect a changing world – and a changing Disney – twenty years on.

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New & Notable, primary, middle years, Hua Mulan, China, feminism, Black Lives Matter, Beauty and the Beast, representation, diversity, animation