Harry Potter and Zones of Shade: Using Contemporary Literature to Examine the Impacts of Social Control

Authors

Garrison A. Crews, Marshall UniversityFollow
Gordon A. Crews, The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyFollow

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

11-2014

Abstract

•Using the story of childhood wizard Harry Potter by J. K. Rowling to examine how “Zones of Shade” impact anti-social and criminal behavior in American society. •This examination is conducted through the eyes of political theorist Michel Foucault (Discipline & Punish: The Birth of the Prison, 1975). •Examples from the Harry Potter series will be presented and examined to explain many current social ills in America. •Special interest will be given to connections with political and social rhetoric about crime and justice.

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Copyright, the authors.

Recommended Citation

Crews, G. A., & Crews, G. A. (2014, November). Harry Potter and Zones of Shade: Using Contemporary Literature to Examine the Impacts of Social Control. 2014 American Society of Criminology, San Francisco, CA.