THE PSYCHOLOGY OF HARRY POTTER

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Lyubansky examines the question of racial prejudice in the world of Harry Potter. Rowling portrays a race-blind society at Hogwarts but pursues the issue of race through proxy: the hatred of the purebloods for the “Mudbloods” and the slavery of the house-elves. But, Lyubansky argues, the issues of race and prejudice are not so easily categorized.

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“RACE” IN THE twenty-first century is ubiquitous. It influences our understanding of history and current events, school achievement and athletic success, and both interpersonal relationships and group dynamics. Yet, in many contexts and social circles, race is so emotionally threatening that for many White people it has simply become “the word that shall not be named.” Moreover, even those willing to name it struggle to fi nd shared meaning in a word that means many different things to different people. But what if there were a magical parallel universe where these racial themes could be safely explored under the guise of wizards and Muggles and elves? At its best, by taking advantage of our suspension of disbelief, fi ction can penetrate our psychological defenses and reach our core beliefs. J. K. Rowling understands this. She uses the Harry Potter series not only to entertain, but to provide readers with a real world moral framework that explicitly encompasses race-related issues.
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