Harry Potter and the (Post)human Animal Body

• Autores: Holly Batty
• Localización: Bookbird: world of children's books, ISSN 0006-7377, Vol. 53, Nº. 1, 2015, págs. 24-37
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • J.K. Rowling�s Harry Potter series posits a posthumanist paradigm through Harry�s numerous encounters with creatures like werewolves and merpeople that defy species boundaries and especially through Harry�s own experiences with animal embodiment. When Harry�s body and subjectivity undergo animal metamorphoses, his ontological identity becomes increasingly unstable. Rowling�s novels urge the reader to reconsider the social ordering between human and nonhuman animals within the series and the real world.