| Wizards vs. Muggles: Essays on Identity and the Harry Potter Universe Contributor(s): Bell, Christopher E. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0786499303 ISBN-13: 9780786499304 Publisher: McFarland & Company OUR PRICE: $29.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Science Fiction & Fantasy - Performing Arts | Film - Genres - Science Fiction & Fantasy - Social Science | Popular Culture |
| Dewey: 823.914 |
| LCCN: 2015050049 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6" W x 9" (0.70 lbs) 244 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Harry Potter has given the study of popular culture a unique platform for exploring the nature of human identity. Potter Studies is developing into a vibrant interdisciplinary field of scholarship. This collection of new essays examines issues surrounding race, class, gender, sexual orientation and personal virtue, both in the wizarding world and in our own. The contributors discuss an array of meanings and contexts in the Harry Potter universe relating to identity issues, and the ways in which these manifest in fandom cultures and real-world schools and businesses. |
Contributor Bio(s): Bell, Christopher E.: - Christopher E. Bell is an assistant professor of communication and director of graduate studies in communication at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. He is the founding area chair of Harry Potter Studies in the Southwest/Texas Popular Culture Association. |