Some months ago, when I was preparing the first drafts of this course, I compiled a "recommended reading" list. What do you think?
http://estudiosmugglespluma.blogspot.com/p/lecturas-recomendadas.html
What do you think?
The nonfiction list looks nice, but it's probably looking quite formidable as it is for someone with no idea what the books are about. And the selection in general looks like something you'd want to give to a university student or an above average high-schooler, who of course needs to read English fluently. If you're going to give this to people who aren't expected to know the books already, you probably want to have a bit of text for each book telling what it's about and why it's on the list.
And for random people, the best case scenar...
At my local Harry Potter fanclub (Bogotá, Colombia) some members teach "classes" on subjects they're passionate about. We've had informal courses on history, creative writing, English, etc. But recently some other classes have appeared that have made me worry seriously: astrology, divination, ancient runes, and all other sorts of nonsense. They're not taught as folklorical pieces of the past, but as serious practices that are supposed to actually work. I think this is particularly dangerous for the small kids that comprise the majority of the fanclub and still need help learning that magic doesn't exist.
So I proposed the fanclub chief that I could teach a Muggle Studies class: logic, critical thinking, philosophy of science, etc. In two weeks we'll have our first class, and I intend to begin talking about the most common biases. I already downloaded this website's PDF guide to holding a Less Wrong meeting. Aside from that, what can you suggest for a successful Muggles Studies course?