Mit Antisemitismus in Jugendkulturen hat sich die sozialwissenschaftliche Forschung bislang nur wenig beschäftigt. Dieser Sammelband beleuchtet die Rolle und Wirkungsmacht des Antisemitismus in der Sozialisation junger Menschen und nimmt dabei unterschiedliche jugendkulturelle K…
Mit Antisemitismus in Jugendkulturen hat sich die sozialwissenschaftliche Forschung bislang nur wenig beschäftigt. Dieser Sammelband beleuchtet die Rolle und Wirkungsmacht des Antisemitismus in der Sozialisation junger Menschen und nimmt dabei unterschiedliche jugendkulturelle K…
Looks to mythology, folklore, and literature to investigate the sources of ideas for some of the images, characters, and themes found in J.K. Rowling's stories of fledgling wizard Harry Potter.
Publisher description: Now available in paper, The Ivory Tower and Harry Potter is the first book-length analysis of J.K. Rowling's work from a broad range of perspectives within literature, folklore, psychology, sociology, and popular culture. A significant portion of the book …
Publisher description: Now available in paper, The Ivory Tower and Harry Pottter is the first book-length analysis of J.K. Rowling's work from a broad range of perspectives within literature, folklore, psychology, sociology, and popular culture. A significant portion of the book…
Taking up the various conceptions of heroism that are conjured in the Harry Potter series, this collection examines the ways fictional heroism in the 21st century challenges the idealized forms of a somewhat simplistic masculinity associated with genres like the epic, romance an…
This collection examines the ways fictional heroism in the twenty-first century challenges the idealized forms of a somewhat simplistic masculinity associated with genres like the epic, romance and classic adventure story. The collection's three sections address broad issues rel…
In 'Harry Potter and Philosophy', 17 philosophical experts unlock some of Hogwarts' secret panels, and uncover surprising insights that are enlightening both for wizards and the most discerning muggles.
Harry Potter and philosophy: if Aristotle ran Hogwarts
by Matthews, Gareth B., Morris, Tom, Eberl, Jason T., Baggett, David, Bassham, Gregory, Walls, Jerry L., Thorsrud, Harald, Klein, Shawn E., Gladstein, Mimi Reisel, Hsieh, Diana Mertz, Lipscomb, Benjamin J. Bruxvoort, Stewart, W. Christopher, Patterson, Steven W., Deavel, David, Deavel, Catherine, Weed, Jennifer Hart, Silberstein, Michael
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In Harry Potter and Philosophy, individual chapters look at such topics as life revealed in the Mirror of Erised; the ethics of magic; Moaning Myrtle, Nearly Headless Nick, and the relation of the mind to the brain; and the character of Hermione as a case of "sublimated feminism…
Harry Potter has put a spell on millions of readers, and they all want to find out more about the deeper meaning of his adventures. In Harry Potter and Philosophy, 17 experts in the field of philosophy unlock some of Hogwarts' secret panels, uncovering surprising insights that a…
John Granger, a teacher of the Great Books, analyzes and decodes the secret message in the Harry Potter books, which have captured the imagination of an entire generation