7 Feminist Take-Aways From the Final Harry Potter Movie The Harry Potter films, after seven installments, come to a fulfilling close with the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2. But the final movie has a special bonus: a number of feminist take-aways. Echoing the seven Horcruxes holding pieces of Voldemort’s soul, I found seven feminist lessons in Deathly Hallows: Part 2. 1. Voldemort is the face of patriarchal evil, and the final film depicts him repeatedly as an oppressive father-figure. 2. Sure, Harry’s quest is largely a personal one, set in motion by Voldemort’s personal vendetta against him, but it quickly becomes apparent that the stakes of this battle include not just Harry but the entire wizarding (and Muggle) world. And when Harry, with Ron and Hermione watching, finally chooses to destroy rather than keep the Elder Wand, the world’s most powerful wand, he denounces oppressive power. 3. In her classic 1991 article “The Smurfette Principle,” Katha Pollitt argued that in the majority of media, 4. 5. 6. 7.
Joseph E. LeDoux LeDoux's research interests are mainly focused on the biological underpinnings of memory and emotion, especially the mechanisms of fear. LeDoux is also a singer and guitarist in the science-themed rock band The Amygdaloids.[2] Synaptic Self[edit] Published in 2002, Ledoux's Synaptic Self attempts to synthesize his research in neuroscience and on the brain in order to begin tackling the big question he feels neuroscience should be asking: "What makes us who we are?" In my view, the self is the totality of what an organism is physically, biologically, psychologically, socially, and culturally. Essentially, Ledoux understands the self to be a constructed assembly of synaptic connections that begins with genetic and environmental influences and then is refined through experiences to distinguish one self from another. "That the self is synaptic can be a curse - it doesn't take much to break it apart. Books[edit] Media appearances[edit] See also[edit] References[edit] External links[edit]
Enid Blyton Blyton's work became increasingly controversial among literary critics, teachers and parents from the 1950s onwards, because of the alleged unchallenging nature of her writing and the themes of her books, particularly the Noddy series. Some libraries and schools banned her works, which the BBC had refused to broadcast from the 1930s until the 1950s because they were perceived to lack literary merit. Her books have been criticised as being elitist, sexist, racist, xenophobic and at odds with the more liberal environment emerging in contemporary post-war Britain, but they have continued to be bestsellers since her death in 1968. Early life and education[edit] Enid Blyton was born on 11 August 1897 in East Dulwich, London, England, the eldest of three children, to Thomas Carey Blyton (1870–1920), a cutlery salesman, and his wife Theresa Mary Harrison Blyton (1874–1950). Early writing career[edit] In 1920 Blyton relocated to Chessington, and began writing in her spare time.
Harry Potter universe Fundamentals[edit] The entire Harry Potter series is set from 1991 to 1998 aside from the opening chapter of the first book, which takes place on 1 November 1981, and the epilogue of the seventh book, which takes place on 1 September 2017. The depiction of the wizarding world is centred on magic, which not only imbues objects such as wands, but is portrayed as an inborn ability. It is also centred on the separation of the wizarding world from the non-wizarding, or Muggle world. Despite being an inherent talent, magic is honed through study and training into a skill. A great deal of effort is expended in keeping the Muggles unaware of magic. Some aspects of the wizarding world are depicted as being less-than-modern in comparison to the non-wizarding world, sometimes even old-fashioned or quaint. Many aspects of the British wizarding world have Muggle equivalents. Geography[edit] There is no separate "magical land" in the Harry Potter universe. Animals and plants[edit] Blood purity[edit]
William Shakespeare William Shakespeare (/ˈʃeɪkspɪər/;[1] 26 April 1564 (baptised) – 23 April 1616)[nb 1] was an English poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.[2] He is often called England's national poet, and the "Bard of Avon".[3][nb 2] His extant works, including collaborations, consist of approximately 38 plays,[nb 3] 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and a few other verses, some of uncertain authorship. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.[4] Shakespeare produced most of his known work between 1589 and 1613.[6][nb 4] His early plays were primarily comedies and histories, which are regarded as some of the best work ever produced in these genres. Many of his plays were published in editions of varying quality and accuracy during his lifetime. Life Early life London and theatrical career Later years and death man Plays
Alan Rickman As of 2013, Rickman has won a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, an Emmy Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award. He has been nominated twice for a Tony Award and several times for a BAFTA Award. In 2010, he was named one of the best actors to have never received an Academy Award nomination. Early life[edit] When he was eight, his father died, leaving his mother to bring up four children mostly alone. After graduation, Rickman and several friends opened a graphic design studio called Graphiti, but after three years of successful business, he decided that if he were to ever explore acting professionally, it was now or never. Career[edit] Rickman in December 2009 After graduating from RADA, Rickman worked extensively with various British repertory and experimental theatre groups on productions including The Seagull and Snoo Wilson's The Grass Widow at the Royal Court Theatre, and has appeared three times at the Edinburgh International Festival.
Edgar Allan Poe Born in Boston, he was the second child of two actors. His father abandoned the family in 1810, and his mother died the following year. Thus orphaned, the child was taken in by John and Frances Allan, of Richmond, Virginia. Although they never formally adopted him, Poe was with them well into young adulthood. Tension developed later as John Allan and Edgar repeatedly clashed over debts, including those incurred by gambling, and the cost of secondary education for the young man. Poe switched his focus to prose and spent the next several years working for literary journals and periodicals, becoming known for his own style of literary criticism. Poe and his works influenced literature in the United States and around the world, as well as in specialized fields, such as cosmology and cryptography. Life and career Early life He was born Edgar Poe in Boston, Massachusetts, on January 19, 1809, the second child of English-born actress Elizabeth Arnold Hopkins Poe and actor David Poe, Jr.
Garth Nix Garth Nix (born 19 July 1963) is an Australian writer who specialises in children's and young adult fantasy novels, notably the Old Kingdom series, The Seventh Tower series, and The Keys to the Kingdom series. He has frequently been asked if his name is a pseudonym, to which he has responded, "I guess people ask me because it sounds like the perfect name for a writer of fantasy. However, it is my real name."[1] Biography[edit] Born in Melbourne, Nix was raised in Canberra. Nix lives with wife Anna, a publisher, and sons Thomas Henry and Edward in Sydney in Australia.[3] Works[edit] The Old Kingdom[edit] Also known as the Abhorsen series or trilogy Companion works The Seventh Tower[edit] The Keys to the Kingdom[edit] Very Clever Baby[edit] 1988 Very Clever Baby's First Reader1988 Very Clever Baby's Ben Hur1992 Very Clever Baby's Guide to the Greenhouse Effect1998 Very Clever Baby's First Christmas Trouble Twisters[edit] Troubletwisters (2011)The Monster (2012)The Mystery (June 2013) Other[edit]