Pure Blood Above All. Harry Potter and the Ideology of National Socialism Cover Image

Czystość krwi ponad wszystko. Cykl o Harrym Potterze z perspektywy ideologii narodowego socjalizmu
Pure Blood Above All. Harry Potter and the Ideology of National Socialism

Author(s): Jarosław Dobrzycki
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: Eugenics; Harry Potter; ideology;Nazism;

Summary/Abstract: The text analyses the Harry Potter series by Joanne Rowling from the perspective of eugenics and the ideology of National Socialism. What is indicated and examined are the statements or attitudes of heroes that may be considered part of the Nazi discourse, implemented in the novel by the author. The aim of the paper is to show that this cycle may be a pretext for teachers to initiate the discussion on eugenics, Nazism, as well as broadly understood ideology.

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 145-160
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish