| Oxford graduate student Karen A. Brown
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| | "Harry Potter and the Minorities Issue."
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| has published a study on discrimination
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| | "Lots of publishers turned me down,"
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| in J.K. Rowling's 'Harry Potter' novels
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| | Brown claims. "And it was not because of
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| (See While it has been widely
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| | copyright concerns: Many other things
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| acknowledged that Rowling's work
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| | have been written about Rowling's work,
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| chronicles real-world social issues
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| | none of them being given her
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| through some not-so-subtle subplots and
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| | authorization or approval. But I found it
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| allegories, so far, no one has dedicated
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| | curious that most of the rejection
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| an entire book to the subject. And Brown
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| | letters I got clearly stated that my
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| hastens to emphasize this feature in her
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| | study was not marketable because no one
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| blog, where she admits that she has been
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| | was interested in reading about prejudice
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| doing some "promotional work" for the new
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| | and racism. Some editors stressed that
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| book. (See
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| | people who read Harry Potter are not
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| Ironically, this book's release coincides
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| | interested in reading 'about' the books.
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| with the latest controversy surrounding
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| | So in the end I decided to publish the
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| Rowling's work, as founder Steve Vander
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| | book myself, and mostly for me, because I
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| Ark's efforts to publish his own 'Harry
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| | strongly believe in the ideas put forth
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| Potter Lexicon' have been thwarted by
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| | in it."
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| Rowling's lawyers. They claim that the
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| | All things considered, Ms. Brown appears
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| Lexicon breeches their client's copyright
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| | to be quite passionate about this
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| and infringes upon exclusive materials
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| | project, and seems to understand her own
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| that Rowling intends to use in her own
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| | legal standing where Rowling's work is
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| 'Harry Potter Encyclopaedia.'
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| | concerned: "I did not create Harry
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| Since Brown has made it possible for
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| | Potter, obviously. I simply comment on
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| readers to write to her, I contacted her
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| | how the books make reference to some of
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| to enquire how she felt about the Vander
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| | the social trends in our own world.
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| Ark controversy, and how it impacts upon
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| | Wizarding-world biases and social
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| her upcoming publication. She insists
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| | hierarchy share some shocking
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| that 'Prejudice in Harry Potter's World'
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| | similarities with our own world. And I
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| does not in any way infringe upon Ms.
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| | think we need to stop and take notice."
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| Rowling's copyright, and that all
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| | Rowling herself has stated in various
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| copyrighted materials (quotes and long
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| | interviews that the series is a
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| citations) are properly referenced and
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| | "prolonged argument for tolerance." And
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| kept to a minimum, as specified by the
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| | it is at least encouraging that one of
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| Christopher Little Literary Agency, to
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| | her readers has chosen to focus on this
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| whom she wrote years ago to request
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| | message.
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| permission to publish an essay entitled
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