January 14, 2014
Gender Swopping Characters to Reveal Stereotypes
I recently read a fascinating article by Michelle Nijhuis, who gender-swopped Bilbo in The Hobbit when reading to her little girl to try to introduce her daughter to a strong female character in a fantasy narrative. You can explore the article here http://www.lastwordonnothing.com/2013/12/18/one-weird-old-trick/ . When I read it, I thought about what an effective strategy gender swopping could be for...