E73 - Is the Harry Potter series a feminist story (Part 1)

Reeah and Jem do their best to tackle a too big topic in this two part episode about representation in the HP series. We look at how specific female characters are portrayed on the page and on screen and discuss what they can teach us about feminism and the role of women. This first episode focuses on girls and teenagers, and Part 2 will look at young women and adults.Here are the references from our discussion of specific characters this episode:Cho Chang:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6TDd5CHzw4http://henryjenkins.org/blog/2013/10/to-jk-rowling-from-cho-chang-responding-to-asian-american-stereotyping-in-popular-culture.htmlParvati and Padma:https://twitter.com/promawhatup/status/761415082194632704https://www.hypable.com/panju-weasley-cursed-child/Inside the World of Harry Potter: Critical Essays on the Books and Filmsedited by Christopher E. BellFrom <https://books.google.com.au/books?id=k_p1DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT57&lpg=PT57&dq=the+patil+twins+in+harry+potter+indian+representation&source=bl&ots=WnFiH0kmG-&sig=ACfU3U1qaXf4R8wxR3-zQ_ikdXu57p15Mg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwihhOq85cTqAhUWzzgGHa3hBXUQ6AEwEnoECAoQAQ#v=onepage&q=the%20patil%20twins%20in%20harry%20potter%20indian%20representation&f=falseAngelina:https://medium.com/@hellyschtevie/harry-potter-virgin-angelina-johnson-we-appreciate-your-interest-909d2cf1bc15A That's Not Canon Production. Find out more: https://thatsnotcanon.com/homeLogo by wingedcorgi. Find more of her art at wingedcorgi.tumblr.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.