Sep 27, 2021
This week, we talk about that chapter where Harry met Voldemort’s extended family via Pensieve. When we were thinking about which politics were driving the chapter, we thought about the politics of ancestry and supremacism. One is based upon who your family was or what they did being an indicator of success...
Sep 20, 2021
It’s the first day of classes at Hogwarts, and we are talking about the politics of cheating and the myth of self-sufficiency. This week we have a ton of questions that we try to answer as best as possible. Was Harry was cheating by following the hand-written instructions in the Half-Blood Prince’s Potions book? Why...
Sep 6, 2021
Harry’s finally back at Hogwarts and he is in for a surprise when it comes to staff appointments for the coming school year. Adri and Helene talk about the politics of School Administration and Bullying when it comes to what is influencing the events of this chapter. We also talk about the restrictive and cruel...