The Mess, Mayhem, and Madness of the Ministry of Magic
Professor Julian Wamble kicks off Critical Magic Theory's summer series by unpacking the Ministry of Magic through Half-Blood Prince's opening chapter, "The Other Minister." Starting with Hagrid's off...
29 Heinä 1h 5min
THE HALFBLOOD SHOWDOWN
Critical Magic Theory closes the book on Half-Bloods with one final superlatives showdown, capping off more than a year spent inside the wizarding world's largest and most varied blood-status category...
15 Heinä 1h 17min
Prof Reponds: Harry Potter & the Politics of Worthiness
In this second Prof Responds episode, Professor Julian Wamble returns to listener comments from Critical Magic Theory's Patreon and Spotify communities for a deeper dive into Harry Potter's heroism, s...
8 Heinä 1h 2min
Harry Potter is sick with Heroism
Harry Potter's heroism is contagious — in the best way and the most literal one. This episode tackles the back half of the Harry Potter survey, working through good half-blood, good Gryffindor, hero, ...
1 Heinä 1h 11min
Prof Responds: Harry Potter & the Unreachable Standard
This episode of Critical Magic Theory picks up where the last episode left off, this time handing the floor to the CMT community. Listeners push back, dig deeper, and refuse to agree — on whether Harr...
24 Kesä 52min
Harry Potter: The Boy who Survived, not Lived
Is Harry Potter a good person? A good friend? A victim? Extraordinary?We heard from over 600 listeners, and the results were more chaotic than you might expect. In this episode of Critical Magic Theor...
17 Kesä 1h 20min
Prof Responds- Who is a Hero?
What does it mean to call someone a hero, and how much of what we believe about heroism in the Harry Potter series was shaped for us before we ever thought to question it?In this Prof Responds episode...
10 Kesä 55min
