Papers by Breanna Mroczek
In this paper, it is argued that Firenze, the centaur, Griphook, the goblin,and Dobby, the house-... more In this paper, it is argued that Firenze, the centaur, Griphook, the goblin,and Dobby, the house-elf can be seen to function within a complex dialectic of appropriation and
resistance that mirrors enduring patterns of colonial and postcolonial interaction. Similarly, it will be
suggested that the uneasy positions occupied by these characters may correspond in some ways to that of
Gayatri Spivak’s (1992) ‘subaltern”, a colonial subject constructed both by European discourse and his or
her internalization of that discourse.
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Papers by Breanna Mroczek
resistance that mirrors enduring patterns of colonial and postcolonial interaction. Similarly, it will be
suggested that the uneasy positions occupied by these characters may correspond in some ways to that of
Gayatri Spivak’s (1992) ‘subaltern”, a colonial subject constructed both by European discourse and his or
her internalization of that discourse.
resistance that mirrors enduring patterns of colonial and postcolonial interaction. Similarly, it will be
suggested that the uneasy positions occupied by these characters may correspond in some ways to that of
Gayatri Spivak’s (1992) ‘subaltern”, a colonial subject constructed both by European discourse and his or
her internalization of that discourse.