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Witches, Bitches, And The Patriarchy: Gender And Power In The Harry Potter Series, Delaney Bullinger
Witches, Bitches, And The Patriarchy: Gender And Power In The Harry Potter Series, Delaney Bullinger
Senior Theses
At the start of the Harry Potter series, J.K. Rowling employs traditional gendered thinking in her construction of character roles, but as the series continues, the gender roles are complicated. In the three main communities of J.K. Rowling’s world – the Ministry, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and the societies of the Death Eaters and the Order of the Phoenix – a struggle between the constructive, equalizing force of white magic and the violent, dominating force of black magic influences the gender roles operative in each. As a vehicle for the exercise of magic, the nuclear family also influences …
To Hell... And Back? An Examination Feminism And Its Consequences, Kaylee Mahaffey
To Hell... And Back? An Examination Feminism And Its Consequences, Kaylee Mahaffey
Senior Theses
The goal of this thesis is to give an in depth analysis of the feminist movement and the effects it has had on society and the family unit. The first portion of the thesis will be allotted to a historical account of the feminist movement and the various feminist theories that it spawned throughout the three waves of the movement. After the account of the movement itself, a description of the four categories of feminist ideologies will be explained and mildly critiqued. Once the historical stage has been set, a thorough criticism feminism will be performed and particular emphasis will …