Adventure and Gender: The Quest for Maturity and Independence in the Works of J.K. Rowling and Philip Pullman – Bc. Jana Fancová
Bc. Jana Fancová
Master's thesis
Adventure and Gender: The Quest for Maturity and Independence in the Works of J.K. Rowling and Philip Pullman
Adventure and Gender: The Quest for Maturity and Independence in the Works of J.K. Rowling and Philip Pullman
Abstract:
Diplomová práce se zaměřuje na srovnání dvou příběhů hledání dospělosti a nezávislosti, a to v sérii o Harrym Potterovi spisovatelky J. K. Rowlingové a v trilogii Philipa Pullmana Jeho temné esence. Práce pojednává o pohledu na dobrodružství z hlediska genderu tím, že srovnává cestu k dospělosti mužského protagonisty, jež je reprezentován postavou Harryho Pottera spisovatelky Rowlingové, a ženské literární …moreAbstract:
The diploma thesis is designed as a comparative analysis of two quests for maturity and independence. It focuses on the coming-of-age novels within J.K.Rowling's Harry Potter series and Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy.It looks at how adventure can be perceived from the gender perspective as it compares the quest of a male character, represented by Rowling's Harry Potter and that of a female …moreKeywords
adaptabilita dětská literatura dobrodružství dospívání dozrávání feminismus flexibilita gender genderové role genderové stereotypy hledání identity mužský hrdina nezávislost román o dospívání vyprávění ženská hrdinka ženská literatura adaptability adolescence adventure children´s literature coming-of-age novel female hero feminism flexibility gender roles gender stereotypes identity quest independence male hero maturity storytelling women's literature
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 21. 4. 2011
Identifier:
https://is.muni.cz/th/tlld3/
Thesis defence
- Date of defence: 13. 6. 2011
- Supervisor: Ing. Mgr. Věra Eliášová, Ph.D.
- Reader: Mgr. Pavla Buchtová
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FANCOVÁ, Jana. \textit{Adventure and Gender: The Quest for Maturity and Independence in the Works of J.K. Rowling and Philip Pullman}. Online. Master's thesis. Brno: Masaryk University, Faculty of Education. 2011. Available from: https://theses.cz/id/c4yogc/.
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Teacher Training for Primary and Lower Secondary Schools / Lower Secondary School and Language School Teacher Training in English Language
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