Parallels Between HP and the Arab Spring
What:
Lecture
When:
11:00 AM, Saturday 11 Aug 2012 CDT
(50 minutes)
Where:
Hilton Chicago
- Northwest Hall 2
We will explore the parallels between events and characters in the Harry Potter books and the issues and participants of the Arab Spring uprisings. From our vantage point as American students in Saudi Arabia, we can clearly see many parallels between the two worlds. Dobby fighting for freedom, while other house elves accepted their situation is like the struggle for women’s rights and the autocratic rule of Dolores Umbridge mirrors the actions of several government leaders. These are only a few examples of the issues we’ll discuss while adding perspectives that aren’t easily available to people in the United States.