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Jul 08, 2006 21:57

We should get this underway, right?

Essays are due September 1st. Format can be found here: link

So post prompts and claim them in the comments.

Want an essay on Cho? Post a comment saying Cho. Want one that has rubber bands somewhere in it? Post that. Try not to be too specific, but otherwise go wild. Also note what you absolutely don't want: No ( Read more... )

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author_by_night July 10 2006, 02:12:37 UTC

I'd like an essay on the trio that isn't shippy. Preferably a comparison between them and "trios" of other books, OR an exploration of their dynamic, if not both.

author_by_night July 10 2006, 02:14:55 UTC

Elaboration - it can include mentions of ships, like R/Hr (which is now established canon), but it can't be why R/Hr is better than H/Hr, why R/Hr is so great, etc, except in terms of the whole trio.

lunar_endeavor July 10 2006, 03:43:26 UTC

Hmmmm. I think I'll take this one.

lunar_endeavor July 10 2006, 03:46:12 UTC

I'd like to see something about the ageist dynamic in the books--how adults are often figures of suspicion, rather than trust, and the things that both the adults and the children keep from each other.

redcoast July 16 2006, 05:29:06 UTC

Hmm. Okay.

quiet_recluse July 10 2006, 11:00:19 UTC

I'd like an essay that compares/contrasts Luna Lovegood and Severus Snape.
(Hope that's not too specific).

kaskait July 10 2006, 14:03:12 UTC

That sounds like an interesting idea. I will claim it.

redcoast July 16 2006, 05:32:18 UTC

On wizarding fashion and the trends among the younger wizards. Basically comparing and contrasting what, say, Bill and Tonks might find cool, as opposed to Archie in the flowered nightgown and Dumbledore.

quiet_recluse July 17 2006, 03:48:51 UTC

I'm claiming this one.

redcoast July 16 2006, 16:00:43 UTC

On how the RL attitudes toward homosexuality would have affected Sirius and Remus had they had a sexual relationship at school and beyond. (Remember, they were born in 1960.)

philstar22 July 20 2006, 02:29:25 UTC

Okay, I'll claim this one. I can't find any information on the other one left.

The only thing is, I really don't ship Remus/Sirius. I'll try to take this from the standpoint of looking at how any homosexual wizard couple in the era would react as well as how each of them would react based on their personalities. That way I can get passed my issues over the ship. I hope that is okay. I probably won't have much on how each would react in a relationship with the specific other person. I just can't see it.

redcoast July 20 2006, 02:47:53 UTC

I don't ship Remus/Sirius either. I'm a bit of a non- or canon-shipper, really.

What I meant was, homosexuality wasn't taken off the DSM-IV til 1973, and homosexuality was hardly acceptible for the marauder's teen years. (Though I'm more informed about attitudes in the USA.) Most of the stories and shipping essays I've seen for the pair completely ignore the fact, and I'd like to see what someone's take on it would be. If you wrote it as a debunk, it would be no skin off my teeth.

philstar22 July 20 2006, 03:20:56 UTC

Actually, that might be interesting. I actually have an idea. I can look at how aditudes in England were, how Wizarding aditudes might differ, and how the characters would react. Would Remus and/or Sirius be likely to buck culture? There certainly were homosexual couples then, no matter the pervailing opinion. Could I take it from just the characters then, and not the ship? See how likely it would be for Remus and/or Sirius to be involved in a homosexual relationship? That could actually be really interesting.
I'm actually really excited about this now. I might even expand it and see how things might have changed later on and if so, who would they be willing to be involved with. This sounds like fun.

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