Dec 29, 2017
Erin and Adri discuss the politics of borders, in chapter 5 “The Whomping Willow” of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling. What are borders, really? Borders as a geographical and oftentimes imaginary marker of place, legal and illegal border crossing, and how you can illegally cross borders even...
Dec 25, 2017
Happy Holidays, everyone! We’re bringing you a short and sweet episode discussing the holidays, Adri taking her dogs to see Santa Claus, Erin’s holiday plans, and the framework we use when we’re discussing Christmas at Hogwarts.
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Dec 22, 2017
Adri and Erin discuss the politics of fame in Chapter 4, “Flourish and Blotts” of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling. We talk about the tension between fame and infamy and how we see this in the chapter and the series as a whole.
We discuss Kim Kardashian’s Paris robbery and Omarosa’s White...
Dec 18, 2017
Adri and Erin discuss the politics of poverty in Chapter 3, “The Burrow,” of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling. We talk about gnomes, scorpions, house elves, and Molly Weasly, amongst other things.
We discuss some tweets and the following article:
Dec 11, 2017
Adri and Erin discuss the politics of good intentions in Chapter 2, “Dobby’s Warning,” of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling. We also discuss Dobby and his enslavement, context when it comes to good intentions, and invisible labor.