Hogwarts ‘Monsters’: Citizenship and Frontier in J. K. Rowling’s Stories from the Wizarding World
This article explores the way in which monsters are depicted in J. K. Rowling’s stories from Wizarding World. It contributes to the discussions on the subject by giving a thematic perspective which takes into consideration which takes into consideration the relationships configured within the fictio...
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Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. Facultad de Humandiades. Instituto de Letras
2024
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| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.unne.edu.ar/index.php/clt/article/view/7534 |
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| Sumario: | This article explores the way in which monsters are depicted in J. K. Rowling’s stories from Wizarding World. It contributes to the discussions on the subject by giving a thematic perspective which takes into consideration which takes into consideration the relationships configured within the fictional world itself, its intern rules and axiology. The methodology is based on an articulation of both quantitative and qualitative techniques. Firstly, a survey was carried out in order to identify the lexical forms which were used in these stories to name different groups of beings. With those initial results in mind, we set for a qualitative analysis that takes into consideration factors such as: worldbuilding, character construction, ethical and political aspects. Our study shows that these stories displace the idea of monstrosity: instead of identifying features in non-human characters, it moves towards the representation of human characters. Therefore, it is argued that these stories discuss the construction of otherness and rights within the fictional world. |
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