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Like many millennials, I grew up with the {% cite "Harry Potter" %} series and was a major fan of the series. I had read the original 7 books and watched their film adaptations. The series was a passion of mine during my early- to mid-teen years. While the {% cite "Harry Potter" %} novels were far from the first books I read, they were the first fantasy novels I read, and the series’ concept of a magical world set in a contemporary setting fascinated teenage me.
However, even during my {% cite "Harry Potter" %} fixation years, there were things from the series that bothered me, from the idea of house elves being a slave race that naturally love being slaves, to Snape’s unconvincing “redemption” arc. As I got older and became more aware of social issues, I started to notice more problems with the series. In addition, reading more books has also made me realise that even on a technical writing level, the {% cite "Harry Potter" %} series was mediocre at best. As a result, I had stopped becoming a {% cite "Harry Potter" %} fan even before J. K. Rowling’s transphobia got mainstream attention.
Unfortunately, many adults with nostalgia goggles still refuse to let go of {% cite "Harry Potter" %}, and they believe {% cite "Harry Potter" %} can be separated or “reclaimed” by J. K. Rowling, despite how much Rowling’s worldview and prejudice are inextricably linked to her writing.
Therefore, I am compiling this masterlist by curating various materials that are critical of the {% cite "Harry Potter" %} series and J. K. Rowling. Items are ordered in chronological order. This is far from a comprehensive list of all the pieces that criticise {% cite "Harry Potter" %} and Rowling; this list is my curated list of ones that I have read, watched or listened to, and I personally endorse.
Articles
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Harry Potter and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by Alina Utrata (28 October 2016)
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Addressing The Claims In JK Rowling’s Justification For Transphobia by Katy Montgomerie (16 June 2020)
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The Antisemitism of ‘Harry Potter’ Returns in ‘Hogwarts Legacy’ by Jack Doyle (8 February 2023)
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Hogwarts Legacy wants to make everyone happy, but Harry Potter gets in the way by by Gita Jackson (17 February 2023)
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Is J.K. Rowling transphobic? Let’s let her speak for herself. by Aja Romano (3 March 2023)
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Talking Shit About Harry Potter by Matthew Graybosch (19 June 2024)
This post was in fact prompted by this very masterlist and our email exchange about the topic.{.item-list__indent}
Videos
- Harry Potter is GARBAGE, and Here's Why by satenmadpun (25 August 2020)
- We need to talk about Dudley Dursley- Harry Potter and Fatphobia by Ok2BeFat (30 May 2021)
- Harry Potter by Shaun (4 March 2022)
- JK Rowling's New Friends by Shaun (14 October 2022)
- Is Harry Potter Bad? by hoots (30 December 2022)
- The Consumerist Dystopia of Harry Potter by verilybitchie (21 January 2023)
- Explaining JK Rowling’s Transphobia by Jessie Gender (27 January 2023)
- Hogwarts Legacy and the Politics of Potter by Wisecrack (11 February 2023)
- Hogwarts: A Legacy Of Hate (The Jimquisition) by James Stephanie Sterling (13 February 2023)
- The ALLEGED Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling (What The Megan Phelps Podcast Won't Tell You) by Caelan Conrad (18 March 2023)
- The Harry Potter Villains Were Trans? by Brigitte Empire (3 April 2023)
- Maybe The Wizard Game Just Wasn't Very Good (The Jimquisition) by James Stephanie Sterling (20 November 2023)
- J.K. Rowling & Holocaust Denial by Caelan Conrad (16 March 2024)
- Did J.K. Rowling STEAL Harry Potter (Rip-off? Plagiarism?!) by Caelan Conrad (3 June 2024)
Podcasts
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The Shrieking Shack, hosted by Xeecee and Liz
A book reading podcast that originally started out as a {% cite "Harry Potter" %} reread podcast made by and for lapsed fans that goes through every chapter of the {% cite "Harry Potter" %} books and their film adaptations and analyses the writing and politics of the series and J. K. Rowling.{.item-list__indent}