Harry Potter's world : multidisciplinary critical perspectives / edited by Elizabeth E. Heilman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Heilman, Elizabeth E.

Series:

Garland reference library of social science. Pedagogy and popular culture

Pedagogy and popular culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rowling, J. K--Criticism and interpretation.

Rowling, J. K.

Harry Potter.

Children's stories, English--History and criticism.

Children's stories, English.

Fantasy fiction, English--History and criticism.

Fantasy fiction, English.

Rowling, J. K--Characters--Harry Potter.

Potter, Harry (Fictitious character).

Potter, Harry.

Wizards in literature.

Magic in literature.

Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

ix, 308 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : RoutledgeFalmer, 2003.

Summary:

As the wild success of the Harry Potter series has given rise to "Pottermania," the adventures of the young sorcerer have inspired a movie, Web sites, board games, fan clubs, and a wide range of paraphernalia. This significant cultural phenomenon constitutes a powerful form of social text, and speaks volumes about the intersections of ideology, popular culture, and childhood. Harry Potter's World provides overdue analyses of the Potter phenomenon, bringing together scholars from various disciplines to examine the impact of the series. Drawing upon reader response theory, genre theory, cultural studies, psychology, and sociology, this collection examines marketing hype and product spin-offs and offers interpretive and critical perspectives on the books themselves.

Contents:

Introduction: Fostering Critical Insight through Multidisciplinary Perspectives / Elizabeth E. Heilman 1

I. Cultural Studies Perspectives

1. Pottermania: Good, Clean Fun or Cultural Hegemony? / Tammy Turner-Vorbeck 13

2. Harry Potter's World: Magic, Technoculture, and Becoming Human / Peter Appelbaum 25

3. Controversial Content in Children's Literature: Is Harry Potter Harmful to Children? / Deborah J. Taub, Heather L. Servaty 53

II. Reader Response and Interpretive Perspectives

4. Ways of Reading Harry Potter: Multiple Stories for Multiple Reader Identities / Kathleen F. Malu 75

5. Reading Harry Potter with Navajo Eyes / Hollie Anderson 97

6. Writing Harry's World: Children Coauthoring Hogwarts / Ernest Bond, Nancy Michelson 109

III. Literary Perspectives: The Hero, Myth, and Genre

7. Harry Potter

A Return to the Romantic Hero / Maria Nikolajeva 125

8. Generic Fusion and the Mosaic of Harry Potter / Anne Hiebert Alton 141

9. Wizardly Challenges to and Affirmations of the Initiation Paradigm in Harry Potter / Deborah De Rosa 163

IV. Critical and Sociological Perspectives

10. Comedy, Conflict, and Community: Home and Family in Harry Potter / John Kornfeld, Laurie Prothro 187

11. The Seeker of Secrets: Images of Learning, Knowing, and Schooling / Charles Elster 203

12. Blue Wizards and Pink Witches: Representations of Gender Identity and Power / Elizabeth E. Heilman 221

13. Images of the Privileged Insider and Outcast Outsider / Elizabeth E. Heilman, Anne E. Gregory 241

14. The Civic Leadership of Harry Potter: Agency, Ritual, and Schooling / Rebecca Skulnick, Jesse Goodman 261

Appendix Authenticity in Harry Potter

The Movie and the Books / Alexander R. Wang 279.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0415933730

0415933749

OCLC:

49402946