Ruthann Mayes-Elma

Females and Harry Potter

Not All That Empowering

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Reverberations: Contemporary Curriculum and Pedagogy
• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 164
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. August 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 248g
• ISBN-13: 9780742537798
• ISBN-10: 074253779X
• Artikelnr.: 21337653

Autorenporträt

By Ruthann Mayes-Elma

Rezensionen

This book is an interesting and thorough analysis for academic and feminist collections. VOYA, February 2008 This is a long-awaited volume which weaves feminist theory with the importance of the Harry Potter books. Mayes-Elma has created a new genre in which to explore both the teaching of literature and social theory. Following Rowling's females and their actions, this book has established a new way to view character roles within literature. -- Shirley R. Steinberg, associate professor Series Editor and associate professor, Mcgill University Faculty of Education