My intentions with this essay has been to examine the World in which the story of J. K. Rowlings Harry Potter takes place, the structure, narrative and restrictions, in order to place the suite of novels in the tradition of the Fantasy genre. Since the release of the first book Harry Potter has become a household name, possibly more than any other contemporary literature written for children. Various readings concerning gender, etymological, linguistic aspects and so forth have been done, and in most cases the books are placed in the genre of Fantasy without distinguishing what in fact makes the novels Fantasy. I wanted to see which specific sectors of the books that place them in the genre, and, assuming that it would in fact fit into the Fantasy genre, in which ways it diverges from the tradition of the genre in means of the structure of the world/s of the story. I also looked at the faults in the logic within the novels to see if the inconsistencies in the rules of the world have an impact on the agency of the story. I found the novels to be a part of the fantasy tradition, not only by having many intertextual relations and similar features to other fantasy-novels but also in the fundament of the story, its basic conditions such as the supernatural elements and the hidden places in the world of the books. The minor inconstancies that I found where to small to disrupt the narrative, and the fact that some of the aspects of the books drift slightly away from the logic of the world within the story have reasonable explanations such as making the story easier to relate to.

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As seen from cultural history, shape-shifting is a very widespread literary motif, which suggests that it has high inspirational power and general appeal. Shape-shifting has not been critically examined in the detail it merits: it is mostly examined as a part of other theories. Examination of Freud‟s psychological theories and modern literature such as Dracula, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and The White Wolf of the Hartz Mountains shows strong connections between the power of this motif and repressed animal instincts – an animal within. This connection usually manifests symbolically rather than as an actual representation of an unearthing of repressed material. There are connections to religious beliefs and a wish to be more than human which raises questions about what is implied by changing into an animal – less than human – shape. The relation between shape-shifting and repression causes an uncanny atmosphere about the motif, something which is used extensively in The White Wolf of the Hartz Mountains and Dracula. There is also evidence suggesting the possibility that psychosis and neurosis might manifest as a sort of mental shape-shifting. In literature this can be seen in the were-wolf Lupin in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and the Berserkers of the Norse. Examination of the Boggart and Lupin of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and of the Norse berserkers show that the empowerment of shape-shifting mostly lies in control. All of this considered, and with the lack of critical examination in mind, shape-shifting seems severely underestimated and under-examined.

Syftet med denna studie är att belysa och diskutera värdegrundsarbete med skönlitteratur som grund inom svenskämnet. För att visa exempel på hur intressanta ämnen ur ett värdegrundsperspektiv kan lyftas fram till diskussion i klassrummet har vi valt en kvalitativ och innehållsanalytisk metod med hermeneutisk inriktning där vi studerar intriger och händelseförlopp ur J. K Rowlings Harry Potter och De vises sten (2010) samt John Ajvide Lindqvists Låt den rätte komma in (2005). Därefter relateras de utvalda avsnitten ur dessa skönlitterära böcker till värdegrundsformuleringarna i Lpf 94, författare inom skoletik samt genremässiga konventioner inom litteraturfältet. Vi konkretiserar, preciserar och problematiserar också värdegrundsformuleringarna i vår forskningsbakgrund. I vår diskussion presenterar och problematiserar vi sedan olika arbetsmetoder för värdegrundsarbete med skönlitteratur som bas. Vi lyfter bland annat fram demokratiska samtal om konflikter, rollspel och brevskrivning som konkreta undervisningsmetoder för att behandla ämnen och episoder i skönlitteraturen som är särskilt intressanta ur ett värdegrundsperspektiv. Studien visar att skönlitteraturen med sin förmåga att väcka empati och synliggöra konflikter är en givande utgångspunkt för värdegrundsarbetet då skönlitteraturen lämpar sig för diskussioner av mobbning, främlingsfientlighet och ojämlika situationer. Dessa fenomen är väsentliga att diskutera då de är företeelser som eleverna i egenskap av samhällsmedborgare oundvikligen kommer att ställas inför.

The author of this thesis Representation of the hero and the antihero in the British fantasy literature deals with the typology of characters within the genre. She focuses on the distinction between a hero and an antihero and discribes the characteristic features of their representation in the pieces written by British authors, including particularly the work of J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, J. K. Rowling, P. Pullman, N. Gaiman and T. Pratchett. The theoretical background is provided by the publication The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell and a book titled The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious. Gained pieces of information are confronted with the texts named above.

This thesis analyzes the mother-child relationship in the Harry Potter novels by using Melanie Klein’s object-relation based theory. I argue the mothers and their relationship with their offspring represent fragments of a whole complicated psyche. The characters are not analyzed as individuals, but instead as pieces, sometimes multiple pieces, of a whole psyche. When these characters and novels are taken together, a whole, multi-faceted person comes into view. Rowling depicts both good and bad mothers, and children who characterize different positions according to Klein. These positions are the paranoid-schizoid position with Harry Potter and the depressive position with Sirius Black and Rubeus Hagrid. Although the series suggests a developmental arc or a coming of age story within fantasy literature, there is no linear progression; instead, there are disruptive positions without development.

The aim of this essay is to investigate whether fanfiction allows for liberation by disrupting traditional gender roles and if it can transcend the binary categorization of sex. This will be done by looking at the transformation of a heteronormative relationship into a homosexual one.

This essay explores the hierarchy amongst the characters in J.K Rowling’s Harry Potter novels with a theoretical focus on Critical Race Theory. The representation of the house-elves will be examined in relation to racism and slavery, which will be compared to values that have been influential in the past and that still shape society today. The result reveals that racism and slavery is presented throughout the novels and has a distinct connection with the British Empire as well as with Great Britain today. Counter narratives exhibit a new truth that is unveiled through the stories of the house-elves and create better understanding regarding discrimination. A pedagogical analysis has in addition been conducted on the novels to enhance the counter narratives through empathy. The student will with the novels, receive different perspectives that can help them to develop their empathic abilities.

The literature on J. K. Rowling’s Harry Potter is prolific. People have written on various topics dealing with issues such as translation, etymology and diverse areas concerning the language. In this essay, I examine whether linguistic features such as reporting verbs, adverbs of manner and adjectives contribute to the depiction of heroic and villainous characters. Before conducting this research, my assumptions were that there would be a great difference in the value of the words depending on the character they were associated with. I wanted to see if the heroic characters used verbs and adverbs with positive connotations, and the villainous characters verbs and adverbs with negative connotations. I also wanted to know if the adjectives describing the characters could, in themselves, clearly indicate whether a character was a hero or a villain. The results of my research suggested that the choice of particular verbs and adverbs contributed only indirectly to the depiction of the characters. Without context, it was not possible to know if the character was a hero or a villain simply by identifying the verbs and adverbs used to describe their speech. By contrast, the choice of particular adjectives did appear to indicate more clearly whether a character was hero or villain. Finally, the results of my research indicated that context, rather than the use of particular linguistic features was often the most important factor in contributing to the portrayal of characters in the novel.

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No. of bitstreams: 1 Tese - Hamida Assunção Pinheiro.pdf: 10108365 bytes, checksum: 512839569b76acf4b3005288f6e636e4 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-07-07 / OUTRAS / The ceramic industry has a prominent position in the economy of the Iranduba municipality, it’s have also socio-economic relevance to the Amazonas State. This industry generate financial income, jobs and produce fundamental products for the civil construction. This investigation presents and discusses the main social and environmental impacts of the ceramic industry, on the basis of the reality of potter’s workers of Iranduba. The objective of the thesis is to analyze the organization of work potter, considering the origin and development, the consequences for the environment, as well as the social life and the future of workers. The approach is quantitative and qualitative. For the construction of the text, was used the bibliographical research, documentary research and field research. The field research was developed in two periods: the first executed in the Iranduba at the ceramics industries; the second occurred in the Manaus city, in the governmental institutions that intervenes in the regulation of clay and wood. To collect informations we use semi-structured form and interview script. The form with open and closed questions was applied to formal and informal workers in the ceramics industries. The purpose was to understand their working and living conditions, their thoughts about the environmental damage and its vision about the future. The interviews were conducted with owners of ceramics industries, with wood workers, with representatives of workers, employers and the State organizations. For each subjective was prepared a script for interview according to the purpose of the thesis. We use also the participant observation that enabled the approximation with the subjects. Also, we took pictures and did notes in the field notebook, who contributed in the preparation of the text. The research revealed the emergence and the development of ceramic industry in Iranduba, the phases of the production process, the precarious working conditions, the difficulty living conditions of the workers, the contradictions experienced by the owners of ceramic industry, as well as the access and use of clay and wood and environmental damage. / A indústria cerâmico-oleira ocupa posição de destaque na economia do município de Iranduba, tendo também relevância socioeconômica para o Estado do Amazonas em função da geração de receitas, dos postos de trabalho e da fabricação de produtos fundamentais para o setor da construção civil. Esta investigação apresenta e discute, a partir da realidade dos trabalhadores oleiros de Iranduba, os principais impactos sociais e ambientais da atividade cerâmico-oleira. O objetivo da tese é analisar a dinâmica de organização do trabalho oleiro, considerando sua origem e seu desenvolvimento, suas implicações para o ambiente, bem como a vida social e as perspectivas de futuro dos trabalhadores. A abordagem é de cunho quantitativo e qualitativo e para construção do trabalho foi necessário recorrer à pesquisa bibliográfica, à pesquisa documental e à pesquisa de campo. A pesquisa de campo foi desenvolvida em dois momentos distintos: o primeiro executado no município de Iranduba diretamente nas fábricas de produtos cerâmico-oleiros; e o segundo na cidade de Manaus nos diversos órgãos do Estado que intervêm na questão da regulação dos recursos naturais envolvidos no processo produtivo. Como instrumentos de coleta de dados foram adotados formulário e roteiros de entrevista semiestruturados. De acordo com critérios previamente estabelecidos, o formulário, com perguntas abertas e fechadas, foi aplicado aos trabalhadores oleiros formais e informais das diferentes fábricas, com propósito de compreender suas condições de trabalho e de vida, suas impressões sobre as consequências do trabalho oleiro para o ambiente e suas perspectivas de futuro. Quanto às entrevistas, estas foram realizadas com empresários ceramistas, com representantes das organizações de trabalhadores e dos empresários do setor, com trabalhadores lenheiros e com os representantes dos órgãos ambientais e inter-relacionados. Para cada sujeito foi elaborado um roteiro específico buscando elucidar questões importantes para a compreensão do objetivo da tese. Durante a pesquisa de campo, foi usada a técnica de observação participante, a qual possibilitou a aproximação e a vivência com os sujeitos da pesquisa. Além disso, foram realizados registros fotográficos e anotações no diário de campo, os quais também subsidiaram a elaboração do texto. A pesquisa revelou o surgimento e o desenvolvimento da atividade cerâmico-oleira em Iranduba, as particularidades da organização do trabalho nas diferentes fases do processo produtivo, as fragilidades das relações de trabalho, a precarização das condições de vida dos oleiros, as contradições vividas pelo empresariado ceramista, bem como as formas de acesso e uso aos recursos naturais e seus impactos socioambientais.