My journal is about the issues revolving around the ideas of “enemyslash” and “powerslash” in fanfiction, and why it is perhaps for the best that the old trend was to write around “buddyslash” particularly in a fan culture such as Harry Potter, which inevitably attracts children to its audience, and therefore needs to set a safe example for queer youth.
Reading Journal 06
The sixth reading journals, which are now due on Wednesday, April 05.
Journal 6
My journal is about Harry Potter and book burning. How book burning might not be a practice we use anymore, book banning certainly is.
Journal 6 – Book Burning
Book Burning
Infatuation or Obsession: When is the Love of a Character Too Much
Within Hannah Schmidt’s article, A Magically Nice Guy: Parasocial Relationships with Harry Potter Across Different Cultures, the idea of parasocial relationships are discussed. Parasocial relationships are defined as a one sided relationship in which one party doesn’t know that the other person exists. This is seen mainly in your every day person becoming infatuated with a fictional character, or a famous person. These relationships can be healthy in helping a person to lead a better life, but they can also turn into an unhealthy obsession. This leads us to ask at what point we draw the line between infatuation and obsession.
Journal: Book Burning and Churches
Orders from the Church Continue reading
Kylie’s 6th Journal
Hermione Granger and the Charge of Sexism Continue reading