Essays about: "Harry Potter."

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1. 26. Stereotypes of British Accents in Movies : A Speech Analysis of Character Types in Movies with British Accents

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

   Author : Hanna Berglund; [2017]
   Keywords : Linguistics; stereotypes; accents; phonetics; linguistic identity; movies;

   Abstract : This essay deals with the use of linguistic stereotypes in three different movies with British accents, namely Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring and Narnia: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, with a main focus on phonology. It investigates whether attitudes towards British accents found in studies about ideological beliefs about accent variation are reflected in the selected movies and discusses the notion of linguistic identity. READ MORE

3. 27. The Persistence of Gender-Based Stereotypes in the Language of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Rebecca Cripps; [2016]
   Keywords : Stereotyping; indirect sexism; language; Harry Potter; ;

   Abstract : Harry Potter-series are widely popular fantasy-novels that have influenced young readers all over the world on various issues, one being gender. Many arguments have been proposed to explain how the Harry Potter-series has a gender-biased attitude. READ MORE

4. 28. Challenging cultural identities : Between new forms of tourism and old European cities

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Wester Wagenaar; [2016]
   Keywords : contents tourism; Europe; heritage; identity; popular culture;

   Abstract : New forms of tourism are on the rise where the incentive to travel is not primarily induced by a country’s heritage, but by mediatized narratives, characters and locations starring in products such as movies, comics and literature. This so-called contents tourism is considered promising by some, but the question is: who benefits? Europe is often understood as the old continent, a place with a rich history. READ MORE

5. 29. (S)examensarbete

   University essay from Konstfack/Textil

   Author : Cecilia Pfaff; [2016]
   Keywords : art; textile art; knitting; crochet; sex; sexy; sexiness; Instagram; selfie; performance; sun chair; craftivism; Dolly Parton; body; feminism; #xxxjobb; #123sexy; konst; textilkonst; stickning; virkning; sex; sexig; sexighet; Instagram; selfie; performance; solstol; craftivism; Dolly Parton; kropp; feminism; #xxxjobb; #123sexy;

   Abstract : Preface: Thank you to all the women in my life who have supported me through this process; to my mother, to my other mother (Susan), to Kara, to Jordan and, of course, to Dolly. Summary: (S)examensarbete is a journey through which I have questioned if knitting can be sexy. READ MORE

6. 30. Severus Snape : The Complexity and Unconventional Heroism of Severus Snape in the Harry Potter Books

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur

   Author : Emma Gustafsson; [2016]
   Keywords : Rowling; Severus Snape; Harry Potter; Heroism;

   Abstract : Being an evildoer and being evil is not always the same thing; author J.K Rowling’s character Professor Severus Snape from the Harry Potter series is balancing on that very line. READ MORE