Covers specifically Dementors as part of examining the depiction of carceral punishment, connecting the depiction in Harry Potter to the function of prison in the real world
About the mythological tropes from real-world cultures that Rowling's depiction of dragons draws upon and mixes together, and also about the aesthetic purpose they serve in instilling readers with a sense of wonder
Covers the depiction of animals and animal stewardship, examining it as a reflection of then-contemporaneous controversies and anxieties about animal ethics in the real world during the 1990s and early 2000s
A lot of coverage of magical creatures throughout the franchise, part of a study of the theme of hybridity throughout the narrative; connects the depiction of magical creatures to Rowling's claim that Fantastic Beasts is supposed to have a political message about confronting xenophobia and oppression.
Laura Hartmann, "The Black Dog and the Boggart: Fantastic Beasts in Joanne K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and Where to Find Them in Mythology and Traditional Folklore", in "Harry – Yer a Wizard": Exploring J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter Universe, eds. Marion Gymnich, Hanne Birk, Denise Burkhard Tectum Verlag, ), 41–50
Connecting Rowling's depiction of magical creatures in Azkaban to the mythological tropes and real-world cultures that originated them (by way of aside, I think the seemingly backward book title is because (Tectum Verlag is a German publisher, so some of the content has been translated from German)
A critique of the Potter franchise's depiction of animal care, connecting the behavior of characters like Hagrid to controversies and principles in animal ethics
Covers the mythological tropes from real-world cultures that inspire and undergird the depiction of mermaids in Harry Potter, and where the Potter franchise borrows from and departs from those tropes.
Analyzes several aspects of the Potter franchise, including magical creatures (albeit to a limited extent, as this is the source in this list with the least focus on magical creatures, but even its short analysis is of such depth as to feel significant) as part of understanding the franchise as part of the cultural phenomenon of disenchantment
Charles D. Wilson, "The Failed Wizard Justice System: Race and Access to Justice in Harry Potter", in Harry Potter and the Other: Race, Justice, and Difference in the Wizarding World, eds. Sarah Park Dahlen and Ebony Elizabeth Thomas (University Press of Mississippi, 2022), 287–304
Interprets the exclusion of magical creatures like centaurs and werewolves from full personhood/citizenship in the setting as part of the franchise's troubled refraction of themes of real-world racism and injustice
