Episode #65: Leadership in Harry Potter
Sunday, January 13th, 2008What makes a leader? For centuries, philosophers have debated the essential qualities of a leader (the differences in what a culture values in it’s leaders is often a good indication of the values of said culture). When looking at Harry Potter, what are the qualities that J.K. Rowling seems to show as making a good leader? How do the characters in leadership roles respond to the power and authority they are given? In this podcast, we discuss all these issues. Many thanks to Greg from Toronto for joining us for this discussion.
Referenced in our discussion is the book Forty Ways to Look at Winston Chuchhill: A Breif Account of a Long Life.
In the News:
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix has been nominated for four awards from the Visual Effects Socity.
- Guillermo Del Toro hopes to direct Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix won the People’s Choice Award for Favorite Movie Drama
- Raincoast Books is shutting down its publishing division.
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