Harry Potter Archives

Economics

There’s Nothing Subversive or Anti-Business About ‘The Lego Movie’

More than just a set of plastic bricks, Lego has positioned itself as the perfect toy brand by working to inspire nostalgia, creativity, and wonder. And the hottest film of the year to-date is a celebration of that.

Kevin Nguyen

Environment

The Exploitation of Muggles in Harry Potter’s World

In this edition of The Cocktail Napkin, we look academics' fixation on the social and economic problems in the world of Harry Potter, and how music festivals impact the psychological and social well-being.

Matt Palmquist

Education

Harry Potter and the Hallowed Halls

Fans aren't the only ones under the spell of the seven-tome series. Academics at non-Hogwarts institutions find a great deal to study as well.

Sharon Kaplan

Economics

I Am Forever in Your Debt — And I Mean Forever

Excessive atonement can result from inextinguishable guilt, report two researchers who have named the effect after a perpetually apologetic character from the Harry Potter series.

Julia Griffin