Joe Kukula- Journal #3
Werewolves and the Poor Nancy Reagin does a wonderful job of helping us better understand werewolves in the context of Harry’s world and that of our own. Interestingly, it is apparent that werewolves have been traditionally associated with rural poor communities. Reagin explains that wolves were a very real fear for those living near […]
Reading Journal 3- Maddie Rogers
In our reading, “Why the Statute of Secrecy, Real Historical Oppression of Witches and Wizards” Birgit Wiedl highlights the abundance of accusations against people supposedly practicing witchcraft in seventeenth-century Europe, and the severity of this crime. While reading the Harry Potter series it’s common for us to think, why wouldn’t these people with magical […]
Hannah McCracken Reading Journal #3
Magic in Harry Potter vs. Magic in the Real World: Who’s the Real Witch? In our reading “Magic for Daily Use and Profit” Birgit Wiedl highlights one of the main differences between the fictional witches and wizards of Harry Potter and the real world pagans of today. Wiedl says, “This concept is the exact opposite […]
Joel Kremer – Reading Journal #3
Reading Journal #3 – Does Voldemort Have A Silver Bullet Handy? In Eveline Brugger’s, “Hairy Snout, Human Heart?” she delves deep into the biology, history, and different variations of werewolves (both in the muggle world and in the wizarding world). Once becoming a werewolf (through a spell, curse, or being bitten), the path a person […]
Reading Journal #1
Nancy Reagin draws many similarities between WWII and Harry Potter in her chapter “Was Voldemort a Nazi?” It is clear to see the similarities between the death eaters and Nazi members at the time, but also it gives insight into the actions of current leaders today. In this chapter, she goes into detail about how […]
Advice from Krista Shellhammer, or, Dr. Powers is bad at technology
Hi guys! When I made a new page for my reading journal, it showed up as a link above the house banner, but there isn’t an option to comment on pages. To fix this issue, and make all of the reading journals accessible, I’ve created a new category titled “Reading Journals” for us to post […]
Joe Kukula- Reading Journal #1
Marx, Magic, and a Mixed Bag Susan Hall’s take on social stratification in the wizarding world draws important comparisons to the historical class divides in the muggle world of Great Britain. Hall claims that those in the muggle world benefit from social mobility based on inventiveness and ingenuity in a way that wizards generally do […]