Essays about: "harry Potter"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 66 essays containing the words harry Potter.

  1. 6. Gender Roles in the Harry Potter Novels

    University essay from Karlstads universitet

    Author : Jakob Gustafsson; [2020]
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  3. 7. Using the Harry Potter Series in the Multicultural English Classroom as a Tool to Bring Awareness to Unconscious Biases

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

    Author : Rukaia Abou-Gabal; [2020]
    Keywords : Education; Pedagogy; Empathy; Harry Potter; Prejudice; Othering; Unconscious Biases; Discrimination;

    Abstract : The Harry Potter series, although primarily written for young adults has managed to be widely popular amongst readers of different ages. The series has been able to entice both young and adult readers all over the world as it provides readers with ample opportunities for self-recognition and thus even self-reflection. READ MORE

  4. 8. The Significance of the Unconscious : A Literary Study of Fear Factors and Psychological Blockings in the Harry Potter Series

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

    Author : Ida Swärd; [2020]
    Keywords : Harry Potter; fear; psychoanalytical criticism; the unconscious;

    Abstract : This essay examines various fears presented in the Harry Potter series along with the psychological blockings connected to each fear. Furthermore, this study examines whether the effect of the characters’ actions and behaviours in situations that frightens them can simulate strategies of managing fears in real-life situations as well. READ MORE

  5. 9. Gender representations of dark fictional characters: A hermeneutic analysis of Harry Potter fan discussions on Reddit

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Jason Maurer; [2020]
    Keywords : fictional characters; media fans; Harry Potter; Reddit; gender representation; morality; villains;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to deepen our understanding of how audiences represent male and female dark fictional characters (DFCs) by exploring how Harry Potter fans discuss four of these characters on Reddit. Drawing on affective disposition theory as a guiding framework as well as previous investigations of gender representation and online fan cultures, I collected and analyzed 117 posts (containing 9,693 comments) about four DFCs from the Harry Potter franchise. READ MORE

  6. 10. Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy : An analysis of race, prejudice, and class in the Harry Potter novels.

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur (from 2013)

    Author : Konstantina Kalogeropoulou; [2020]
    Keywords : J.K. Rowling; Harry Potter; Draco Malfoy; Prejudice; Race; Racism; Good vs. Evil; Critical Race Theory; J. K. Rowling; Harry Potter; Draco Malfoy; Fördom; Ras; Rasism; Gott mot Ont; Critical Race Theory;

    Abstract : This essay explores how in the Harry Potter series, J. K. Rowling's magical heroes function asparadigms whose roles reflect on issues of race, prejudice and racism. Those issues include goodand evil, socialism and aristocracy, purity and impurity, freedom and indebtedness. READ MORE