Getting started: fairy tales

Are you fond of fairy tales? 

You have probably seen this film

But perhaps you never read between the lines... 1- Read these reviews: JK Rowling's The Tales of Beedle the Bard, the film Red Riding Hood and Disney's Princess and the Frog . You may also find this article interesting: "Women, Race & Culture in Disney's Movies". Would you say that fairy tales are harmful for children? Why? Why not? 2- Read these two stories: The Enchanted Frog and Svayamvara   3- Read this theoretical discussion of fairy tales. Think about how it applies to the stories above. 4- Watch J. K. Rowlings reading one of her stories

You can read the story, and the introduction to the book The Tales of Beedle the Bard here The discussion of these texts and your analysis will be the central part of our first class.