Cultural Politics In Harry Potter

Author : Rubén Jarazo-Álvarez
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000556603
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cultural Politics in Harry Potter written by Rubén Jarazo-Álvarez and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-08-29 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cultural Politics in Harry Potter: Life, Death and the Politics of Fear is the first book-length analysis of topics, such as death, fear and biopolitics in J.K. Rowling’s work from controversial and interdisciplinary perspectives. This collection brings together recent theoretical and applied cultural studies and focuses on three key areas of inquiry: (1) wizarding biopolitics and intersected discourses; (2) anxiety, death, resilience and trauma; and (3) the politics of fear and postmodern transformations. As such, this book: provides a comprehensive overview of national and gender discourses, as well as the transiting bodies in-between, in relation to the Harry Potter books series and related multimedia franchise; situates the transformative power of death within the fandom, transmedia and film depictions of the Potterverse and critically deconstructs the processes of subjectivation and legitimation of death and fear; examines the strategies and mechanisms through which cultural and political processes are managed, as well as reminding us how fiction and reality intersect at junctions, such as terrorism, homonationalism, materialism, capitalism, posthumanism and technology. Exploring precisely what is cultural about wizarding politics, and what is political about culture, this book is key reading for students of contemporary literature, media and culture, as well as anyone with an interest in the fictional universe and wizarding world of Harry Potter.

Author : Daniel H. Nexon
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1461637236
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Harry Potter and International Relations written by Daniel H. Nexon and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2006-05-25 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why not take seriously the claim that Harry Potter's world intertwines with our own? In this timely yet otherworldly volume, more than a dozen scholars of international relations join hands to demonstrate how this well-loved artifact of popular culture reflects and shapes our own lifeworld. A wide range of historical and sociological sources shows how Harry's world contains aspects of our own. Practices such as quidditch dovetail quite clearly with 'muggle' sports, and the very British-ness of the books has, in translation into languages such as Turkish and Arabic, been transformed to reflect these unique cultures. Chapters on the political economy of the franchise as well as the scholarly problems of studying popular culture frame what is essentially a highly info-taining read.

Author : Anthony Gierzynski
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 1421410338
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Harry Potter and the Millennials written by Anthony Gierzynski and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2013-08-15 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harry Potter and the Millennials tells the fascinating story of how the team designed the study and gathered results, explains what conclusions can and cannot be drawn, and reveals the challenges social scientists face in studying political science, sociology, and mass communication. Specifically, the evidence indicates that Harry Potter fans are more open to diversity and are more politically tolerant than nonfans; fans are also less authoritarian, less likely to support the use of deadly force or torture, more politically active, and more likely to have had a negative view of the Bush administration. Furthermore, these differences do not disappear when controlling for other important predictors of these perspectives, lending support to the argument that the series indeed had an independent effect on its audience. In this clear and cogent account, Gierzynski demonstrates how social scientists develop and design research questions and studies.

Author : B. Barratt
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 113701654X
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Politics of Harry Potter written by B. Barratt and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-11-09 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This political analysis of Harry Potter uses the beloved wizarding world to introduce readers to the equally murky and intimidating world of politics. Rowling's work provides us with entries into all of the most important political questions in history, from terrorism and human rights to the classic foundations of political thought.

Author : Chris Beasley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780719082986
Total Pages : 367 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Cultural Politics of Contemporary Hollywood Film written by Chris Beasley and published by . This book was released on 2019-01-12 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using an innovative syncretic 'cultural politics' approach drawing on political theory, film studies and sociology, this book unpacks how political myths about states, citizens, community, intimate life and social criticism operate in Hollywood narratives.

Author : Michael Berube
Publisher : Verso
ISBN 13 : 9780860916789
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.82/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Public Access written by Michael Berube and published by Verso. This book was released on 1994-06-17 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the years of the Reagan–Bush era, the controversy over ‘political correctness’ erupted on American campuses, spreading to the mainstream media as right-wing pundits like Dinesh D’Souza and Roger Kimball prosecuted their publicity campaign against progressive academics. Michael Bérubé’s brilliant new book explains how and why the political correctness furore emerged, and how the right’s apparent stranglehold on popular opinion about the academy can be loosened. Traversing the terrain of contemporary cultural criticism, Bérubé examines the state of cultural studies, the significance of postmodernism, the continuing debate over multicultural curricula, and the recent revisions of literary history in American studies. Also included is Bérubé’s witty and self-deprecating autobiographical reflection on why interpretive theory has emerged as an indispensable part of education in the humanities over the past decade Public Access insists that academics must exercise more responsibility towards the publics who underwrite but often misunderstand their work and its significance. Taken seriously as a potential audience, Bérubé argues, such publics can be weaned from their present inclination to believe the distortions and half-truths peddled by the right’s ideologues. The goal of such ‘public access’ criticism is not just a better environment for teachers and scholars, but a world in which education itself achieves its proper place in a society committed to equality of opportunity and true critical thinking.

Author : Joseph J. Foy
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813141516
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Homer Simpson Ponders Politics written by Joseph J. Foy and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2013-05-01 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is often said that the poet Homer "educated" ancient Greece. Joseph J. Foy and Timothy M. Dale have assembled a team of notable scholars who argue, quite persuasively, that Homer Simpson and his ilk are educating America and offering insights into the social order and the human condition. Following Homer Simpson Goes to Washington (winner of the John G. Cawelti Award for Best Textbook or Primer on American and Popular Culture) and Homer Simpson Marches on Washington, this exceptional volume reveals how books like J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit and J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter, movies like Avatar and Star Wars, and television shows like The Office and Firefly define Americans' perceptions of society. The authors expand the discussion to explore the ways in which political theories play out in popular culture. Homer Simpson Ponders Politics includes a foreword by fantasy author Margaret Weis (coauthor/creator of the Dragonlance novels and game world) and is divided according to eras and themes in political thought: The first section explores civic virtue, applying the work of Plato and Aristotle to modern media. Part 2 draws on the philosophy of Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, and Smith as a framework for understanding the role of the state. Part 3 explores the work of theorists such as Kant and Marx, and the final section investigates the ways in which movies and newer forms of electronic media either support or challenge the underlying assumptions of the democratic order. The result is an engaging read for undergraduate students as well as anyone interested in popular culture.

Author : John Alberti
Publisher : Wayne State University Press
ISBN 13 : 0814342876
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Transforming Harry written by John Alberti and published by Wayne State University Press. This book was released on 2018-05-07 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focuses on the critical and theoretical implications of adapting the Harry Potter novels to films and media.

Author : Joel R. Campbell
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031242394
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Politics and International Relations of Fantasy Films and Television written by Joel R. Campbell and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-02-09 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book uses several fantasy movies or movie series and television series to explain political and international relations (IR) concepts and theories. It begins with an overview of the importance of fantasy in literature, film and television, and its increasing impact on the field of International Relations. It then presents the political, IR, and social issues in each franchise, and in five chapters uses these tales’ key story arcs or plot points to illustrate major political and IR themes. The volume pays particular attention to such fantasy franchises as Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones, the Harry Potter films, recent fairytale and children’s stories, and female-led fantasy projects.

Author : L. Geraghty
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137350377
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Popular Media Cultures written by L. Geraghty and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-04-14 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Popular Media Cultures explores the relationship between audiences and media texts, their paratexts and interconnected ephemera. Authors focus on the cultural work done by media audiences, how they engage with social media and how convergence culture impacts on the strategies and activities of popular media fans.