HIST339K

Special Topics in History; Harry Potter and the History of Magic

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Using a British Library exhibition on the history behind the Harry Potter series as inspiration, this course is an academic study of "magic" in the premodern world. We will examine texts, artifacts, and illustrations to explore the history of the philosophers stone, fantastical creatures, magic words, potions, and more.

Sister Courses: HIST339A, HIST339B, HIST339C, HIST339D, HIST339E, HIST339F, HIST339I, HIST339J, HIST339L, HIST339N, HIST339O, HIST339P, HIST339Q, HIST339R, HIST339T, HIST339V, HIST339W, HIST339X, HIST339Y, HIST339Z

Spring 2025

Leigh soares

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Past Semesters

Leigh soares

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Courtney Dahlke

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During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.

Average GPA of 3.30 between 23 students*

HIST339K Grade Distribution+-0510152025303540455055% of studentsABCDFWother
A-: 21.74%
A: 30.43%
B-: 21.74%
B: 8.7%
B+: 13.04%
W: 4.35%
* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.