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Gendered representations through speech: The case of the Harry Potter series

This study considers the text of the Harry Potter novels to understand the way in which gender is represented. The analysis centers on the two sidekick characters, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley, cataloging the way in which their direct speech is reported throughout the series. From a wide-lens perspective, verbs used for each of these characters are largely the same. However, a more fine-grained analysis reveals patterns of asymmetry that also reflect broader cultural ideologies about gender, reproducing stereotypical views about ‘essential’ differences between females and males for the millions of readers that comprise the audience of these fictional works.