From Here to Hogwarts: Essays on Harry Potter Fandom and Fiction

by Christopher E. Bell (Editor)

Overview

The social relations, societal structures and existential conundrums in the world of Harry Potter novels reflect our own. When the authoritarianism of Hogwarts falls upon Harry, it is an echo of disciplinary practices in real-world high schools. The economic inequities of the wizarding world mirror those of modern societies. The art, literature and mass media of wizard society reveal our deep-rooted fears. Harry's world is our world. This collection presents new essays by contributors across a range of disciplines, bringing fresh perspectives on one of the most influential texts in modern history.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780786499311
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Publication date:	11/27/2015
Pages:	232
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.80(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Christopher E. Bell is an associate professor of media studies in the department of communication at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs, specializing in the study of the ways in which race, class and gender intersect in different forms of children’s media. He is a TED speaker, a diversity and inclusiveness consultant for Pixar Animation Studios, a 2017 David Letterman Award winning media scholar and the 2017 Denver Comic Con Popular Culture Educator of the Year.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vi

Introduction Christopher E. Bell 1

From Here

"I will have order": A Potterish Examination of Authoritarian School Disciplinary Trends and Reactions Kelly E. Collinsworth 7

Magical Econ 101: Wealth, Labor and Inequality in Harry Potter and Its Fandom Megan Farnel 28

Keeping the Magic Alive: The Fandom and "Harry Potter Experience" After the Franchise Chin-Ting Lee 54

Teaching Harry Potter: How the Wizarding World Has Transformed Higher Education Elizabeth Morrow Clark 78

"It's a natural part of us!" The Potter Generation Reflect on Their Ongoing Relationship with a Cultural Phenomenon Bronwyn E. Beatty 99

To Hogwarts

Ministry of Misinformation: Harry Potter and Propaganda Christine Klingbiel 123

More Than Moving Images: The Visual Culture of Harry Potter Tolonda Henderson Amy M. Von Lintel 140

Unplottable: Subversive Books and Radical Reading in Harry Potter Tracy L. Bealer 159

Political Economy of Media in the Magical World of Harry Potter Jennifer M. Proffitt Juliann Cortese 184

Political Activism and Harry Potter Kalen M.A. Churcher Meghan S. Sanders 199

About the Contributors 219

Index 223

Editorial Reviews

Bell has collected a series of contemporary essays from a variety of international scholars in various disciplines, focused on the varieties of significance of the Harry Potter series of books.”—ProtoView.

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