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1. 1. Harry Potter and racial hierarchies in the English language classroom : A thematic study on racial inequality in Harry Potter

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Engelska

   Author : Munira Ahmed; [2023]
   Keywords : Fantasy; Democratic values; Critical Race Theory; Racial inequality; Anti-oppression education.;

   Abstract : This essay focuses on the pedagogical benefits of using fantasy literature in the classroom as it relates to the Swedish school’s democratic values of anti-racism and working for a just society. It examines the representations of racial prejudice, discrimination, and othering among wizards and muggles which are explicitly or implicitly present throughout the Harry Potter series as well as what the representations of inequality can offer in terms of inculcating democratic values and critical thinking in a Swedish upper secondary classroom. READ MORE

3. 2. The Angel in the House: Performing to Gender Expectations with Anne Shirley and Hermione Granger

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för språkstudier

   Author : Emma Wagner; [2023]
   Keywords : adolescent female characters; the Angel in the House; gender performativity; Anne of Green Gables; Hermione Granger;

   Abstract : This essay explores how adolescent girls in two pieces of children’s fiction are portrayed in children’s literature from the start and end of the 20th century to examine how they perform their gender in relation to expectations as informed by the Angel in the House discourse. Anne of Green Gables and the Harry Potter series were published at the start and end of the twentieth century, and both texts engage with the discourse. READ MORE

4. 3. The influence of yakuwarigo and gendered language on character portrayals : A case study of the Japanese translation of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by JK Rowling

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärande

   Author : Ramiar Ahmad; [2021]
   Keywords : Harry Potter; Chamber of Secrets; yakuwarigo; role language; Japanese; English; translation; character voices; character portrayals;

   Abstract : The book Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, written by the prolific author J.K.Rowling, is a popular piece of fiction that has been adapted into a film as well as severalvideogames. The book has also been translated from its original English into dozens oflanguages, including Japanese. READ MORE

5. 4. The Boy Who can help teachers to provide new knowledge through fiction

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Lärarutbildningen

   Author : Julia Adolfsson-Virta; [2021]
   Keywords : Harry Potter; fiction; pedagogy; Harry Potter; fiktion; pedagogik;

   Abstract : This essay explores the representation of pedagogy in the fictional works of the Harry Potter books and how teachers can use this to gain new knowledge to some extent and draw inspiration from it. It continues by arguing that fiction can be used as a source of new knowledge both on a general level and in a school context when used in the classroom. READ MORE

6. 5. The Impact of Preconceived Notions : A Literary Study of Moral Complexity in the Harry Potter Series

   University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/HLK, Ämnesforskning

   Author : Antonia Alfredsson; [2020]
   Keywords : moral complexity; focalizer; narratology; preconceived notions; Harry Potter;

   Abstract : This essay examines the use of the character Harry Potter as focalizer in the Harry Potter series. The objective is to see how Harry’s preconceived notions are caused by his inability to grasp moral complexity. The study is conducted by a close reading of the novels with the focus on the relationship between Harry and the character Severus Snape. READ MORE