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July 20, 2004
A literary theorist on Harry Potter
We have, then, an invasion of neoliberal stereotypes in a fairy tale. The fictional universe of Harry Potter offers a caricature of the excesses of the Anglo-Saxon social model: under a veneer of regimentation and traditional rituals, Hogwarts is a pitiless jungle where competition, violence and the cult of winning run riot.
The New York Times > Opinion > Op-Ed Contributor: Harry Potter, Market Wiz
(from Kuro5hin)
Posted by thdyck on July 20, 2004
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