DOI
10.22191/buuj/7/1/6
Faculty Sponsor
Diana C Gildea
Abstract
Gender serves as a powerful ideology to systematically oppress minorities, such as women and people within the LGBTQ+ community. This ideology is learned at a young age through media such as fantasy literature. By analyzing several fantasy texts through a lens of gender politics, I track the history of gender in the fantasy genre and posit that inclusive works such as those of Rick Riordan influence children and adolescents to become more accepting of sexual and gender minorities.
Recommended Citation
Witkowski, L. M. (2021). Demigods and Gender Roles: Non-Heteronormative Gender Expressions and the Works of Rick Riordan. Binghamton University Undergraduate Journal, 7(1). https://doi.org/10.22191/buuj/7/1/6
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Fiction Commons, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies Commons, Modern Literature Commons, Other Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Commons
