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Youth, Father, Wise-Old-Man: Male Archetypes in the HP Series
Program Code:
340
Date:
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Time:
10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
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Barbara Purdom studied Classics and Anthropology at Temple University in Philadelphia, where she still lives with her husband, children and too many cats, and presented "Metaphorical Queerness in the Harry Potter Books" at The Witching Hour and "Maiden, Mother, Crone" at Lumos. She has been on the Board of Directors of HPEF since its inception and is working on a book about the underlying themes of power in Rowling's books as well as writing two fantasy novels and editing a collection of sermons written by clergy and lay preachers about Harry Potter.
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Description
In the male version of the three life-stages archetype, not everyone adhering to a male archetype is male; a specific gender is not a prerequisite for being in the role of a male or female archetype. Beginning with the "oldest" archetype and working backward, Ms. Purdom will examine the characters filling these roles in the Harry Potter books, occasionally revisiting concepts first addressed in "Maiden, Mother, Crone," chiefly for clarity. Just as Harry must reconcile himself and understand his relationship with the female archetypes, he must also absorb the lessons from the male archetypes, avoiding their mistakes and taking their collective experience with him on his quest for the Horcruxes and the final confrontation with Voldemort.