Bøker av Jes Battis

Why do we love wizards? Where do these magical figures come from? Thinking Queerly traces the wizard from medieval Arthurian literature to contemporary YA adaptations. By exploring the link between Merlin and Harry Potter, or Morgan le Fay and Sabrina, readers will see how the wizard offers spaces of hope and transformation for young readers. In particular, this book examines how wizards think differently, and how this difference can resonate with both LGBTQ and neurodivergent readers, who've been told they don't fit in.

"Farscape" seasons are one of the top-billing Sci Fi dvds. This work is an analysis of the show. It uncovers "Farscape's" layers and those of the living spaceship Moya. It explores it's language and characters, its creation of family and home, of masculinity and femininity, and the transformation of an all-American boy.