Activism and political-feminist participation in Harry Potter’s fandom in Argentina

• Autores: Aller, Roberta, Cuestas, Paula, Ibarrola, David
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2022
• Institución: Universidad de Lima
• Repositorio: Revistas - Universidad de Lima
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:revistas.ulima.edu.pe:article/5805
• Enlace del recurso: https://revistas.ulima.edu.pe/index.php/contratexto/article/view/5805
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: fans; quidditch; feminism; appropriation; fandom; feminismo; apropiación; fãs; quadribol; fem; apropiaçao

This paper investigates the relationship between fandoms and political participation in Argentina. In order to do this, a qualitative approach to Harry Potter’s fandom in the country was carried out through a case studies analysis, focusing on the Circulo de Lectores de Harry Potter and quidditch, recovering previous research by the authors. The article proposes that belonging to a fandom can promote or accompany political and social activism and that the appropriation and creative adaptation of narratives by fans promote positioning in current debates that exceed their object of interest. Likewise, the article proposes that the spaces related to the fandom are safe places in which affinity and activism come together. Finally, it highlights that the feminist agenda impacts the Harry Potter fandom the most.