Baggett, D., Klein, S. E., & Morris, T. (2004). Harry Potter and philosophy: If Aristotle ran Hogwarts. Peru, Illinois: Carus Publishing Company.
Strategy for finding the book: I used the UNC library web site and searched the catalog for the keywords "harry potter criticism." The search page yielded 38 results. I scanned each title and then clicked on titles that seemed possibly appropriate for my research topic of social issues in Harry Potter. (I was able to look at the table of contents and book summaries for some of the titles I clicked on). This process led me to this book: Harry Potter and Philosophy.
Rationale for choosing the book: I checked out the book after seeing that it dealt more heavily with social issues in Harry Potter than some of the other literary criticism books about Harry Potter. As one may see in the Table of Contents, this book has chapters about gender issues, friendship, ethics, and discrimination.
General evaluation of the book: The book is from a very credible source. It is a compilation of essays written on philosophical/social issues in the world of Harry Potter. The essays are all written by professors and graduate students at universities. The book is fairly recent, as well. It was published in 2004, and does not contain topics (such as technology) which would be outdated by now. Also, the book is volume 9 of a series called "Popular Culture and Philosophy."
I think this book will be very important in answering my research question. I have not yet found an academic source that more completely addresses varying social issues in the realm of Harry Potter.
No revision of my research question is necessary.
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