Harry Potter's World

Fülszöveg

EDUCATION/CULTURAL STUDIES
"Reading Harry Potter's World is like having a triple-shot latté—a pleasant eye-opener. There is imagination here, intellectual engagement, surprising insights, and fresh angles of regard. All of it provides an antidote to the iconic Harry, the authoritative Harry, the stable, properly policed, and clichéd Harry." —Bill Ayers, Distinguished Professor of Education, University of Illinois at Chicago
"This book is a must-read for everyone interested not only in 'Harry Potter' the phenomenon, but culture as the pedagogical force par excellence of the new millennium."
—Henry Giroux, author of The Abandoned Génération: Democracy Beyond the Culture of Fear
"These analyses are well grounded, articúlate, and conceptually wide-ranging. This book gives all of us Seekers a chance to catch Snitches of insight into our own world as well as Harry Potter's." —Betsy Hearne, author of Choosing Books for Chlldren: A Commonsense Guide
"Harry Potter's World is a... Tovább

Fülszöveg

EDUCATION/CULTURAL STUDIES
"Reading Harry Potter's World is like having a triple-shot latté—a pleasant eye-opener. There is imagination here, intellectual engagement, surprising insights, and fresh angles of regard. All of it provides an antidote to the iconic Harry, the authoritative Harry, the stable, properly policed, and clichéd Harry." —Bill Ayers, Distinguished Professor of Education, University of Illinois at Chicago
"This book is a must-read for everyone interested not only in 'Harry Potter' the phenomenon, but culture as the pedagogical force par excellence of the new millennium."
—Henry Giroux, author of The Abandoned Génération: Democracy Beyond the Culture of Fear
"These analyses are well grounded, articúlate, and conceptually wide-ranging. This book gives all of us Seekers a chance to catch Snitches of insight into our own world as well as Harry Potter's." —Betsy Hearne, author of Choosing Books for Chlldren: A Commonsense Guide
"Harry Potter's World is a fascinating attempt not only to take on the kaleidoscopic intellectual ramifications of the Harry Potter books, but to make them accessible to a wide audience."
—Peter Hunt, Editor, Routledge International Companion Encyclopedia ofChildren's Literature
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 Hfer/rf 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. Vissza