John S. Nelson

Defenses Against the Dark Arts

The Political Education of Harry Potter and His Friends

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Defenses Against the Dark Arts argues that performances of magic in Harry Potter show us how to leap into political action, from high politics of governments and elections to everyday politics of private lives and popular cultures. It features learning to face and defend against dark arts in dark times.

Produktdetails

• Politics, Literature, & Film
• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 318
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. August 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 518g
• ISBN-13: 9781498592628
• ISBN-10: 1498592627
• Artikelnr.: 64961630

Autorenporträt

By John S. Nelson

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1: Political Theories for Dark Times
Chapter 2: Dark Arts for Dark Times
Chapter 3: Defenses Against Dark Arts
Chapter 4: Potter Magic as Perfectionist Politics
Chapter 5: Perversions of Perfectionist Politics
Chapter 6: Rules and the Philosopher's Stone
Chapter 7: Kinds and the Chamber of Secrets
Chapter 8: Friends and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Chapter 9: Peoples and the Goblet of Fire
Chapter 10: Institutions and the Order of the Phoenix
Chapter 11: Patrons and the Half-Blood Prince
Chapter 12: Fools and the Deathly Hallows