Females and Harry Potter: Not All That Empowering by Mayes-Elma, Ruthann

Females and Harry Potter: Not All That Empowering (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780742537798)

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Females and Harry Potter: Not All That Empowering by Mayes-Elma, Ruthann

Females and Harry Potter: Not All That Empowering

$36.00
Females and Harry Potter: Not All That Empowering by Mayes-Elma, Ruthann

Females and Harry Potter: Not All That Empowering

$36.00
Format: Paperback
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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.

Author: Ruthann Mayes-Elma
ISBN-10: 074253779X
ISBN-13: 9780742537798
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Language: English
Published: 08/02/2006
Pages: 164
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.59lbs
Size: 9.06h x 6.06w x 0.49d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2006 pg. 302
By Ruthann Mayes-Elma
By Ruthann Mayes-Elma
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Ruthann Mayes-Elma is a writer, researcher, and educator whose research centers on the intersections of children's literature, social justice, and media literacy. She has contributed chapters to various published and upcoming books, as well as a a book of her own: Readings in Sociocultural Studies in Education (2002). She has presented at various national and international conferences and has held the office of delegate to Ohio Education Association (OEA).

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