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'''''Females and Harry Potter: Not All That Empowering''''', by [[Ruthann Mayes-Elma]], is a 2006 critical study of sexism in the [[Harry Potter]] series. | '''''Females and Harry Potter: Not All That Empowering''''', by [[Ruthann Mayes-Elma]], is a 2006 critical study of sexism in the [[Harry Potter]] series. | ||
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: This book explores the sexism inherent in the Harry Potter series, books in which a hero and his male friends are the focus and center of activity and the female characters are passive enablers--at best. Using critical discourse analysis and focusing on five themes (rule following/breaking, intelligence, validating/enabling, mothering, and resistance), the author explores the construction of traditional gender roles throughout the books. She concludes with a discussion of the implications for development of school curricula that enable students to critically deconstruct these texts. | |||
==Publications== | |||
* Rowman & Littlefield (2006), ISBN 074253779X; 978-0742537798 | |||
[[category:2006 publications]] | [[category:2006 publications]] | ||
Revision as of 17:45, 23 August 2010
Females and Harry Potter: Not All That Empowering, by Ruthann Mayes-Elma, is a 2006 critical study of sexism in the Harry Potter series.
Description (amazon):
- This book explores the sexism inherent in the Harry Potter series, books in which a hero and his male friends are the focus and center of activity and the female characters are passive enablers--at best. Using critical discourse analysis and focusing on five themes (rule following/breaking, intelligence, validating/enabling, mothering, and resistance), the author explores the construction of traditional gender roles throughout the books. She concludes with a discussion of the implications for development of school curricula that enable students to critically deconstruct these texts.
Publications
- Rowman & Littlefield (2006), ISBN 074253779X; 978-0742537798
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