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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.

Orientador: Mauricy Matos Marin / O manuscrito das peças e a edição revisada do ciclo para piano "Marinas" não serão disponibilizados por motivos de direitos autorais. / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Artes / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-19T12:42:16Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Pozzi_LuizGuilherme_M.pdf: 4667691 bytes, checksum: c4e978d496c1d7e95a74f6449d118339 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011 / Resumo: O presente trabalho trata sobre a vida e obra do compositor Harry Crowl, criando um catálogo de sua produção musical e traçando um levantamento panorâmico de execuções de suas obras, evidenciando assim o valor de sua produção musical. Propõe-se aqui um estudo que leve diretamente à performance através da descrição das escolhas interpretativas e demais agentes que constroem a interpretação e execução musical em três peças de "Marinas", para piano, sendo elas 'Guaratuba e Antonina', 'Cabo da Roca' e 'Piran e Portoro¿'. Dentre os aspectos descritos nesse estudo encontram-se a reflexão sobre alguns toques pianísticos, os critérios para a escolha de dedilhado, a discussão sobre problemas de ordem técnica e de execução pianística sugerindo algumas de suas possíveis soluções e também se faz uma reflexão sobre o uso consciente dos pedais, salientando sua atuação valiosa para a interpretação pianística / Abstract: This dissertation deals with the life and work of the composer Harry Crowl, presenting a catalog of his musical production and an overview of performances of his works, thus demonstrating the value of his music production. Here we propose a study which leads directly to the performance of three pieces from "Marinas" for piano, by describing the interpretative choices and other factors present in the construction of a musical performance and interpretation. These pieces are 'Guaratuba and Antonina', 'Cabo da Roca' and 'Piran and Portoro¿'. Among the aspects described in this study are: a reflection about tone production (touch) on the piano, the criteria for the choice of fingering and the discussion of technical problems, suggesting some of its possible solutions, along with the reflections on the use of the pedals, emphasizing their valuable role in musical interpretation / Mestrado / Praticas Interpretativas / Mestre em Música

In this essay I have studied the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling from an ecocritical point of view. The main theorist is Timothy Morton and his concepts of the Mesh and Strange Strangers. The analysis shows that the books are anthropocentric, and that Culture has a higher status than Nature in the magic world. The analysis also shows that the witches and wizards of the books have a similar way of looking at nature as the real world has, which can be used to open up discussions about nature. The books are anthropocentric when it comes to animals and how they can be used. The analysis also focuses on coexisting, and how the magic world deals with Strange Strangers. The Strange Strangers that the analysis deals with are both humans and other entities.

Berättelsen om Harry Potter har lästs av miljontals människor världen över. Bokseriens sociala och kulturella genomslag har haft stor påverkan på generationen som föddes under 1990-talet. Böckernas popularitet var tilltalade för många, men vissa läsare blev mer engagerade än andra och började engagera sig i fan-grupper och använde sig av internet för att kunna diskutera Harry Potter med andra fans. I den här uppsatsen undersöks det hur det kan vara att vara ett Harry Potter-fan och vad det har för betydelse för en individ. För att kunna gå in på djupet kring fenomenet ligger fokus på fandomet kring Harry Potter. Med fandom menas den typ av subkultur fans agerar inom. Syftet med studien är att genom kvalitativa intervjuer, bildanalyser och observationer, kunna förstå och kartlägga hur fandomet kring Harry Potter är uppbyggt, samt den inverkan det har på människorna inom det. För att ta reda på det analyserades resultaten med hjälp av deltagande kultur, Social Identity Theory och habitus. Resultatet vittnade om ett aktivt fandom med dedikerade medlemmar, fyllt av gemenskap med delad passion och nostalgi till barndomen.