TWO MODELS OF TEACHING OF HISTORY IN THE HARRY POTTER SERIES

Abstract

This article will try to produce some brief notes about the image of the teaching of History and, by extension, the figure of the historian in the fantasy series Harry Potter, by the British author J.K. Rowling. I identify two models of representation, with different characteristics and valuations, nearly opposite, although only the first is explicitly associated with History as a discipline and field of knowledge. I called them the Binns-model and Dumbledore-model, respectively. The study is justified
by the fact that, due to its colossal editorial success, the series ended up containing one of the representations of History and the historian that circulated the most among the general public in recent times, although of peripheral importance in the plot. In addition, and based on this observation, I understand that the book can serve as an important platform for discussing some important aspects of History among fans and connoisseurs of the saga.