Course Details

Bookworlds: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Analysis

Fall 2008 - English 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, social constructs, 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 THIS Harry Potter class; instead we will be reading critical articles relevant to the various thematic issues we will discuss.  So, you should come into the class having already read all 7 books, or currently be in the process of finishing them.

Even though this will be our third semester teaching this course and (we hope) we've worked out most of the kinks in our syllabus, we can't wait to start fresh with you all this semester! We believe you can never know too much about HP, read it too many times, or learn enough from your students. So come one, come all!-- the Hogwarts Express leaves Sept. 2th!

Enrollment Info:

thanks to everyone who emailed and came to the first class!  We are totally full now, so enrollment is now closed, but look for this again next semester!

Course Contact: expectopatronumF08 AT gmail.com

Faculty Sponsor: Janet Sorensen

 

Section	Facilitators	Size	Location	Time	Starts	Status	CCNs
Chamber of Analysis	Faye, Jonathan, Lauren Bronstein, Ma, Slykhous	—	123 Wheeler	Tu 6-8	9/02	full	—

 

Name	Date	Size	Type	Actions
Syllabus: Revised Syllabus 1.doc	Jul 17	46kb	Word Doc (Viewer)	View Download

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