Harry Potter and convergence culture : essays on fandom and the expanding Potterverse / edited by Amanda Firestone and Leisa A. Clark.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Firestone, Amanda, 1982- editor.

Clark, Leisa A., 1968- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Rowling, J. K.

Rowling, J. K--Influence.

Potter, Harry (Fictitious character).

Potter, Harry.

Harry Potter.

Literature and society--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Literature and society.

History.

Great Britain.

Literature and society--Great Britain--History--21st century.

Mass media and culture.

Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.).

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xii, 213 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2018]

Summary:

"This collection of new essays interprets the Wizarding World beyond the books and films through the lens of convergence culture. Contributors explore how online communities tackle Sorting and games like the Quidditch Cup and the Triwizard Tournament, and analyze how Fantastic Beasts and Harry Potter and the Cursed Child are changing fandom and the canon alike"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Wizarding Whirled: An Introduction / Amanda Firestone Firestone, Amanda, Leisa A. Clark Clark, Leisa A. 7

I The Great Hall: Fan Spaces and Places

The (Virtual) Race for House Cup Glory: Hogwarts Running Club and the Journey to #SoMuchGood / Amanda Firestone Firestone, Amanda 23

Fiber Fiction: How Two Different Affinity Spaces Developed into Another Potter World / Gail A. Bondi Bondi, Gail A. 35

Magic Goes Muggle: Inclusiveness in Quidditch as a "Spin-Off" Practice / Alena Brunner Brunner, Alena 44

Universal's Wizarding World of Harry Potter: A Primer in Contemporary Media Concepts / Carissa Ann Baker Baker, Carissa Ann 55

It's Real for (All of) Us: Wizard Rock and the Audience as Co-Creator / Anne Collins Smith Smith, Anne Collins 67

II The Forbidden Forest: Marginalized Outsiders

Inferior Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Shrinking of Hufflepuffs and Ravenclaws to Fit Gendered Space / Elise Payne Payne, Elise 77

Fitting Him for Leather Trousers: Fanon and the Reclamation of Draco Malfoy and Slytherin House / Kali Dedominicis Dedominicis, Kali 89

"Witches live among us!" The Minorities Battle Prejudice in Fantastic Beasts / Valerie Estelle Frankel Frankel, Valerie Estelle 101

Fantastic Non-Wizard Entities and How to Other Them: Representations of the Other in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them / Haley Herfurth Herfurth, Haley, Clair Mclafferty Mclafferty, Clair 114

Harry Potter and the Cursed Closet: Queerbaiting, Slash Shipping and The Cursed Child / Emily E. Roach Roach, Emily E. 125

III The Professors' Lounge: Creating Cultural Connection

Gaining the Grown-Up Perspective in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child / Tara Moore Moore, Tara 139

The Cloak of Many Canons: Establishing Cross-Contextual Canonicity After Harry Potter and the Cursed Child / Katelynn E. Carver Carver, Katelynn E. 152

Of Memes and Muggles: Harry Potter, Facebook and the 2016 Presidential Campaign in the United States / Björn Sundmark Sundmark, Björn 163

Who Tells Me Where I Ought to Be? The Sorting Community Hogwarts Is Home and Pottermore / Jonathan A. Rose Rose, Jonathan A. 175

Muggles and Magic in America: Cultural Appropriation, Authorial Intent and Ilvermorny School of Witchcraft and Wizardry / Leisa A. Clark Clark, Leisa A. 186.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781476672076

1476672075

OCLC:

1027772007