Ok so I've been working on my exam essay for four months now and everything seems to come together 
The essay is about what using known stereotypes and archetypes contributes to a character design.

The method I'm using is simple, first I draw 8 archetypical characters using only a short description and my own fantasy (of course I'm already influenced by media stereotypes but I like doing my own stuff so it worked out), then I look at referential pictures of well known stereotypes and archetypes and compare them, in the end I redraw my characters with the referential pictures as base and compare the old and new char.

This has been very interesting and I've learned A LOT about character design, culture and sexism in games.

The deadline is in two weeks and I'm almost done with the essay 
Wish me luck will ya