Course Details

Bookworlds: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Analysis

Spring 2008 - Education 98/198 - Units: 2

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So, you love all things Harry Potter.  Sure, you might have read the last book in less than 24 hours, and you even dressed up as Dobby at one of the midnight movie openings.  But could you explain the mythological intricacies within the texts, or discuss how Aristotelian theory can be applied to the construct of Hogwarts Houses?  It doesn't truly matter if you answered yes or no to these questions.  As long as they interested you, so will this class.

The objective of this course is to explore the world within the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling.  In this course we will be examining themes like: good vs. evil, determinism vs. free will, various social issues, the ever present significance of Death, writing styles and so on.  By doing so, we intend to reveal the many layers of the Harry Potter series --  those which Rowling developed throughout the series as well as the ones she left for the reader to investigate more deeply. 

 Note: we won't be reading the books in class; instead we will be reading critical articles and such and such.  So you should come into the class having already read them all, or currently in the process of finishing them.

Enrollment Info:

The Class is totally full-- thanks to all who expressed interest in it though-- hopefullythere will be more opportunities to take it in the future.

Course Contact: slugclubS08 AT gmail.com

Website: http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~bkwrlds/ and http://community.livejournal.com/hp_decal/

Faculty Sponsor: John hurst

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