“Potterversity” Episode 18: “The Problem with House-Elves”
Episode 18 of “Potterversity” tackles the issue of house-elf enslavement and what we can learn about social change from an unresolved problem.
Episode 18 of “Potterversity” tackles the issue of house-elf enslavement and what we can learn about social change from an unresolved problem.
by Laurie Beckoff · Published May 17, 2021 · Last modified May 16, 2021
France has caused some controversy at Wizovision with their revolutionary tune “Do You Hear the House-Elves Sing?”
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by Sophia Jenkins · Published March 29, 2020 · Last modified February 28, 2023
House-elves are sometimes problematically seen as a metaphor for American and European slavery, but the brownie myth that inspired this creature reveals a more nuanced story.
Editorials / The Daily Prophet
by Kris Keall · Published January 29, 2017 · Last modified March 9, 2021
Surely house-elves didn’t just pop into being.
by Nathalia Velez · Published December 21, 2016 · Last modified May 25, 2019
The Hogwarts house-elves must be liberated! Help SPEW’s cause by hiding some gifts for them around the castle.
by Amy Hogan · Published September 4, 2015 · Last modified November 7, 2022
On this day 21 years ago, Hermione Granger formed SPEW to promote fair treatment of house-elves. In honor of this anniversary, put on your SPEW badges, and go fight for the cause! Here are our top house-elf moments we wish had been included in the films.
Becoming Harry Potter: Friend of house-elves. How are you going to become a friend of house-elves? …
by Alison Siggard · Published August 7, 2014 · Last modified February 28, 2023
We start Chamber of Secrets with a look at Harry’s horrible summer, a house-elf, and a flying pudding.
Have you ever wondered what the Hogwarts House-Elves really like to make for the students dinner? They provide a sampling in a recent letter from ‘Dear Hogwarts…’
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