Cassie Brummitt
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Hi Emily- thanks for reading and commenting. Rowling's taste-testing is one of my favourite examples of her complex and often bizarre authorial role! I agree that it's interesting to consider what Rowling thinks about fan interventions and these ... -
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Hi Amanda- thanks for reading and commenting. The Harry Potter universe is indeed such a cultural behemoth that I can see why she would seek to remain so entrenched in the world. I think her role provides a kind of security as well; in the face of other f ... -
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Hi Lauren- thanks for reading and commenting, and also for the heads-up about the SWPACA. I'd love to attend in the future. I can see the overlap in our posts too; I think Rowling is so crucial not only to the creation of texts/experiences but also t ... -
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Hi Lauren. Interesting video and an interesting topic- I completely understand why it causes endless debates! I agree that arguments about what is and isn't canon can be reductive and exclusionary, so I'm very interested by your more diverse cat ... -
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Hi Emily. This is a fascinating topic I've not thought too much about before, but it's clearly an important one to consider. It's interesting that sweets are mentioned (albeit briefly) in Cursed Child too, so there's a continuing link ... -
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Hi Ashley- what a neat summation of the Trump-Voldemort links we've seen throughout the election season. Thanks for this. I appreciated your comments on how metaphors help us make sense of the world; and it occurred to me that aligning a real-life fi ... -
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Hi Kati. I enjoyed this post and your outlines of different corollaries between Nazi Germany and the Harry Potter narrative. The images you included reminded me of the ways that the HP movies themselves play with Nazi iconography, and whether you've ...