Korunk 2022 (III. folyam 33.)
2022 / 1. szám = A sértődés kultúrái - ABSTRACTS
Annamária Torbó ■ “Racism Is Not Black and White”: The “Black Hermione” Debate in the Community of Harry Potter Hungary Keywords: Harry Potter, fan activism, participatory politics, racism, social equality In 2016, the Harry Potter universe was extended with a new movie franchise, the Fantastic Beasts, as well as a play with the title of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child that was published in the form of a play script. However, in the play version there was a striking change: an African American actress got the role of the adult Hermione Granger, whose character was considered to be white-skinned in the official Harry Potter canon. The present study shows how the debate over Hermione’s skin colour has emerged in a fan community, Harry Potter Hungary, and how the activities and discourses in the group have contributed to the creation of an alternative political arena that can be described with a phenomenon that Henry Jenkins calls participatory politics. At the end of the paper, I also highlight some broader pop culture processes that can be related to the creation of social equality. 2022/1