ML100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Ministry Of Magic, Middle Ages, Socalled
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Harry potter and medieval culture lecture 2. Methodology: introduction to the idea of medievalism, and how to tie in concepts to hp. These concepts are to be used as tools. Theory may seem boring but has to be covered. Movies with castles as in setting = pretext or neomedievalism. Social acceptance and how those in power handle social deviance. Exposure to this sexism at a younger age, younger children are also brought up relishing in the idea of being in the upper class (princesses, and princes). The list has o(cid:448)erlaps a(cid:374)d is (cid:374)ot e(cid:374)tirely serious. This list is of those that are believed to be the most important: pretext has fun with the setting, with contemporary characters. Does not try to be accurate in historical relativism. Ironical re-visitation a work that depicts the middle ages that has hints to modernism, indicates that (cid:862)ti(cid:373)es (cid:271)a(cid:272)k the(cid:374)(cid:863) (cid:449)ere (cid:271)etter tha(cid:374) our (cid:373)oder(cid:374) so(cid:272)iety.
