Cultural “Authenticity” as a Conflict-Ridden Hypotext: <i>Mulan</i> (1998), <i>Mulan Joins the Army</i> (1939), and a Millennium-Long Intertextual Metamorphosis
Disney’s <i>Mulan</i> (1998) has generated much scholarly interest in comparing the film with its hypotext: the Chinese legend of Mulan. While this comparison has produced meaningful criticism of the Orientalism inherent in Disney’s cultural appropriation, it often ironically perpetuates...
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MDPI AG
2020-07-01
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| Series: | Arts |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0752/9/3/78 |