ENGL108P Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Fictional Universe Of Harry Potter, Muggle, Magical Creatures In Harry Potter

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: English
• Course: ENGL108P
• Professor: Frankie Condon

Document Summary

The chamber of secrets: race and social order in the wizarding world. Mudblood: foul term for a muggle born: associated term: pure blood, half blood, blood traders, squib, we start to hear comments in regard to race but throughout the novel it is blood. The real and the imaginary: race is an idea - a keystone in the intertwined ideologies of racism and white supremacy e. g. the race of jewish people have changed overtime, They are treated with more socio- economic forms of violence. the belief that their religion is a physical or biological difference that cannot be done. The race of irish people has changed to benefit them. He grew up into a pure-blood family and thinks that blood is the best! Draco adopts this racial ideology for approval/acceptance from his parents. The malfoys have class advantage and have hierarchical superiority. Being a mud-blood and racially shaming someone acts in their favour.