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Potterversity

Kathryn N. McDaniel,Emily Strand
Potterversity Book PDF

Author : Kathryn N. McDaniel,Emily Strand
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2023-11-07
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781476651279

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Potterversity by Kathryn N. McDaniel,Emily Strand Pdf

Potterversity: Essays Exploring the World of Harry Potter presents a written companion to the popular, "Hermione-Approved" MuggleNet podcast by the same name. Selected from the top Potter Studies scholars in the field, the diverse authors in the volume provide a range of interpretations of wizarding world stories. Essays include analysis of genre conventions, literary and religious symbolism, the role of games in the series, pedagogical approaches, and politically challenging issues like U.S. race relations, colonialism, and gender and sexuality--including direct attention to J.K. Rowling's controversial statements about trans people. Grouped into the sections "Occult Knowledge," "Ancient Magic," "A Question of Character," "Self and Other," "Playing Potter," and "Teaching, the Hogwarts Way," partnered essays precede transcripts of podcast conversations, led by the hosts of Potterversity. The book's essays and conversations aim to engage not only the mind but the spirit as well--the emotional, personal, and moral responses the Potterverse has evoked in so many people around the world. Fundamentally, this book demonstrates that the characters, stories, and situations of the magical realm promote thinking that helps us navigate our more mundane but no less dangerous world. Perhaps even more importantly, they help us to recognize the magic amid our everyday Muggle realities.

The Ivory Tower, Harry Potter, and Beyond

Lana A. Whited
The Ivory Tower Harry Potter and Beyond Book PDF

Author : Lana A. Whited
Publisher : University of Missouri Press
Page : 437 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2024-02-26
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780826274960

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The Ivory Tower, Harry Potter, and Beyond by Lana A. Whited Pdf

In her follow-up to The Ivory Tower and Harry Potter, Lana A. Whited has compiled a new collection of essays analyzing the books, films, and other media by J. K. Rowling. This includes pieces on the Harry Potter books and movies, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (films), The Cursed Child (play), as well as her writing outside the wizarding universe, such as The Ickabog, The Casual Vacancy, and the Cormoran Strike series. Many of the chapters explore works that influenced the Harry Potter series, including Classical epic, Shakespearian comedy and tragedy, and Arthurian myth. In addition to literary comparison, the volume delves into topics like political authoritarianism, distrust of the media, racial and social justice, and developments in fandom. It’s fair to say that much has changed in regard to Harry Potter and J. K. Rowling scholarship in the twenty years since the first volume’s publication. While it was once considered a universally beloved book series, the relationship between HP and its fans has grown more complicated in recent years. As its readers have grown older and Rowling’s reputation has wavered in the public eye, Whited and her contributors consider the complicated legacy of Harry Potter and its author and explore how the series will evolve in the next twenty years.

Star Wars: Essays Exploring a Galaxy Far, Far Away

Emily Strand,Amy H. Sturgis
Star Wars Essays Exploring a Galaxy Far Far Away Book PDF

Author : Emily Strand,Amy H. Sturgis
Publisher : Vernon Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2023-09-12
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781648897559

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Star Wars: Essays Exploring a Galaxy Far, Far Away by Emily Strand,Amy H. Sturgis Pdf

'Star Wars' is a global phenomenon that in 2022 celebrated its 45th year of transmedia storytelling, and it has never been more successful than it is today. More 'Star Wars' works than ever are currently available or in simultaneous development, including live-action and animated series, novels, comics, and merchandise, as well as the feature films for which the franchise is best known. 'Star Wars' fandom is worldwide, time-tested, and growing; academic interest in the franchise, both inside and outside of the classroom, is high. This accessible and multidisciplinary anthology covers topics across the full history of the franchise. With a range of essays by authors whose disciplines run from culture and religious studies to film, feminism, and philology, 'Star Wars: Essays Exploring a Galaxy Far, Far Away' speaks to academics in the field, students in the classroom, and anyone looking to broaden their understanding and deepen their appreciation for 'Star Wars'.

Open at the Close

Anonim
Open at the Close Book PDF

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2022-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 149683934X

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Open at the Close by Anonim Pdf

"Contributions by Lauren R. Carmacci, Keridiana Chez, Kate Glassman, John Granger, Marie Schilling Grogan, Beatrice Groves, Tolonda Henderson, Nusaiba Imady, Cecilia Konchar Farr, Juliana Valadäao Lopes, Amy Mars, Christina Phillips-Mattson, Patrick McCauley, Jennifer M. Reeher, Jonathan A. Rose, and Emily Strand Despite their decades-long, phenomenal success, the Harry Potter novels have attracted relatively little attention from literary critics and scholars. While popular books, articles, blogs, and fan sites for general readers proliferate, and while philosophers, historians, theologians, sociologists, psychologists, and even business professors have taken on book-length studies and edited essay collections about Harry Potter, literature scholars, outside of the children's books community, have paid few serious visits to the Potterverse. Could it be that scholars are still reluctant to recognize popular novels, especially those with genre labels "children's literature" or "fantasy," as worthy subjects for academic study? This book challenges that oversight, assembling and foregrounding some of the best literary critical work by scholars trying to move the needle on these novels to reflect their importance to twenty-first-century literate culture. In Open at the Close, contributors consciously address Harry Potter primarily as a literary phenomenon rather than a cultural one. They interrogate the novels on many levels, from multiple perspectives, and with various conclusions, but they come together around the overarching question: What is it about these books? At their heart, what is it that makes the Harry Potter novels so exceptionally compelling, so irresistible to their readers, and so relevant in our time?"--

Open at the Close

Cecilia Konchar Farr
Open at the Close Book PDF

Author : Cecilia Konchar Farr
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
Page : 181 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2022-05-23
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781496839336

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Open at the Close by Cecilia Konchar Farr Pdf

Contributions by Lauren R. Carmacci, Keridiana Chez, Kate Glassman, John Granger, Marie Schilling Grogan, Beatrice Groves, Tolonda Henderson, Nusaiba Imady, Cecilia Konchar Farr, Juliana Valadão Lopes, Amy Mars, Christina Phillips-Mattson, Patrick McCauley, Jennifer M. Reeher, Jonathan A. Rose, and Emily Strand Despite their decades-long, phenomenal success, the Harry Potter novels have attracted relatively little attention from literary critics and scholars. While popular books, articles, blogs, and fan sites for general readers proliferate, and while philosophers, historians, theologians, sociologists, psychologists, and even business professors have taken on book-length studies and edited essay collections about Harry Potter, literature scholars, outside of the children’s books community, have paid few serious visits to the Potterverse. Could it be that scholars are still reluctant to recognize popular novels, especially those with genre labels “children’s literature” or “fantasy,” as worthy subjects for academic study? This book challenges that oversight, assembling and foregrounding some of the best literary critical work by scholars trying to move the needle on these novels to reflect their importance to twenty-first-century literary culture. In Open at the Close, contributors consciously address Harry Potter primarily as a literary phenomenon rather than a cultural one. They interrogate the novels on many levels, from multiple perspectives, and with various conclusions, but they come together around the overarching question: What is it about these books? At their heart, what is it that makes the Harry Potter novels so exceptionally compelling, so irresistible to their readers, and so relevant in our time?

The Forever Fandom of Harry Potter

Marianne Martens
The Forever Fandom of Harry Potter Book PDF

Author : Marianne Martens
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 75 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2019-07-31
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1108469884

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The Forever Fandom of Harry Potter by Marianne Martens Pdf

Harry Potter fans contribute their immaterial and affective labor in multiple arenas: as peer-to-peer marketers via fan sites and social media; as participants in amateur fan festivals; or as activists for social change. Fans' participation in the Harry Potter universe has contributed to its success. This Element examines how fans' labor might continue to support the franchise for future readers. Starting with the context and theoretical frameworks that support a multidimensional analysis of the Harry Potter fan experience, this Element examines tensions between fans and Warner Bros., as fan participation tests the limits of corporate control.

Star Trek: Essays Exploring the Final Frontier

Amy H. Sturgis,Emily Strand
Star Trek Essays Exploring the Final Frontier Book PDF

Author : Amy H. Sturgis,Emily Strand
Publisher : Vernon Press
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2023-05-09
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781648896842

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Star Trek: Essays Exploring the Final Frontier by Amy H. Sturgis,Emily Strand Pdf

After more than 55 years of transmedia storytelling, 'Star Trek' is a global phenomenon that has never been more successful than it is today. 'Star Trek' fandom is worldwide, time tested, and growing, and academic interest in the franchise, both inside and outside of the classroom, is high; at the moment, more 'Star Trek' works are underway or in development simultaneously than at any other moment in history. Unlike works that focus on a limited number of stories/media in this franchise or only offer one expert’s or discipline’s insights, this accessible and multidisciplinary anthology includes analyses from a wide range of scholars and explores 'Star Trek' from its debut in 1966 to its current incarnations, considers its implications for and collaborations with fandom, and trace its ideas and meanings across series, media, and time. 'Star Trek: Essays Exploring the Final Frontier' will undoubtedly speak to academics in the field, students in the classroom, and informed lay readers and fans.

Harry Potter and Resistance

Beth Sutton-Ramspeck
Harry Potter and Resistance Book PDF

Author : Beth Sutton-Ramspeck
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2023-03-13
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781000839074

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Harry Potter and Resistance by Beth Sutton-Ramspeck Pdf

Although rule breaking in Harry Potter is sometimes dismissed as a distraction from Harry’s fight against Lord Voldemort, Harry Potter and Resistance makes the case that it is central to the battle against evil. Far beyond youthful hijinks or adolescent defiance, Harry’s rebellion aims to overcome problems deeper and more widespread than a single malevolent wizard. Harry and his allies engage in a resistance movement against the corruption of the Ministry of Magic as well as against the racist social norms that gave rise to Voldemort in the first place. Dumbledore’s Army and the Order of the Phoenix employ methods echoing those utilized by World War II resistance fighters and by the U.S. Civil Rights movement. The aim of this book is to explore issues that speak to our era of heightened political awareness and resistance to intolerance. Its interdisciplinary approach draws on political science, psychology, philosophy, history, race studies, and women’s studies, as well as newer interdisciplinary fields such as resistance studies, disgust studies, and creativity studies.

Literary Allusion in Harry Potter

Beatrice Groves
Literary Allusion in Harry Potter Book PDF

Author : Beatrice Groves
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2017-06-14
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781351978736

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Literary Allusion in Harry Potter by Beatrice Groves Pdf

Literary Allusion in Harry Potter builds on the world-wide enthusiasm for J. K. Rowling’s series in order to introduce its readers to some of the great works of literature on which Rowling draws. Harry Potter’s narrative techniques are rooted in the western literary tradition and its allusiveness provides insight into Rowling’s fictional world. Each chapter of Literary Allusion in Harry Potter consists of an in-depth discussion of the intersection between Harry Potter and a canonical literary work, such as the plays of Shakespeare, the poetry of Homer, Ovid, the Gawain-poet, Chaucer, Milton and Tennyson, and the novels of Austen, Hardy and Dickens. This approach aims to transform the reader’s understanding of Rowling’s literary achievement as well as to encourage the discovery of works with which they may be less familiar. The aim of this book is to delight Potter fans with a new perspective on their favourite books while harnessing that enthusiasm to increase their wider appreciation of literature.

The Unofficial Hogwarts for the Holidays Cookbook

Rita Mock-Pike
The Unofficial Hogwarts for the Holidays Cookbook Book PDF

Author : Rita Mock-Pike
Publisher : Ulysses Press
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2020-10-06
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9781646040728

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The Unofficial Hogwarts for the Holidays Cookbook by Rita Mock-Pike Pdf

Make every day a spell-tacular celebration with the Harry Potter-inspired cookbook mugglenet.com calls "beautiful, well-laid out, and easy to read" and features "a large variety of recipes – something for every event". What better way to celebrate than by whipping up a magically delicious meal in your kitchen? From sumptuous fall and winter feasts to delectable desserts and tea-time treats, this book has all of your holidays and special occasions covered, with an extra magical twist. Celebrate in true wizarding world style with recipes like: - Pumpkin Pasties - Cauldron Cakes - Roast Beef - Yorkshire Pudding - Chocolate Gateau - Bath Buns - Rock Cakes - and many more! Bring your love for wizardry and magic into the kitchen and onto the table with The Unofficial Hogwarts for the Holidays Cookbook—the perfect gift for any Potterhead. With 75 delicious recipes, easy step-by-step instructions, and spellbinding full-color photographs, this cookbook is sure to stupify any fan of the boy who lived. Tuck in!

Harry Potter: The Broom Collection

Insight Editions
Harry Potter The Broom Collection Book PDF

Author : Insight Editions
Publisher : Insight Editions
Page : 140 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2020-10-27
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781647220266

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Harry Potter: The Broom Collection by Insight Editions Pdf

Discover the brooms of the Wizarding World in this gorgeous sequel to the best-selling Harry Potter: The Wand Collection. Every broom has a story of its own. In the Harry Potter films, wizarding broomsticks are magical artifacts that enable their riders to soar from one place to another. They can be used to dodge dragons, escape Death Eaters and other Dark forces, or take to the skies for an action-packed Quidditch match. Harry Potter: The Broom Collection is a visual guide to these magical artifacts, their makers, and their riders. Profiles of each broom feature stunning new illustrations of the original props, insights from cast and crew, and other filmmaking secrets from the Warner Bros. archive. Also included are fascinating entries on Quidditch, illustrated with prop photography and concept art, with profiles on everything from the Golden Snitch to the Quidditch World Cup. This collectible volume is an ideal resource, both for veteran fans seeking to learn the history behind these beloved items and for a new generation just beginning their journey into the wizarding world.

The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting

Evanna Lynch
The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting Book PDF

Author : Evanna Lynch
Publisher : Headline
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2021-10-14
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781472283030

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The Opposite of Butterfly Hunting by Evanna Lynch Pdf

'Raw, frank and utterly heartfelt, but full of love and joy too, one of the most moving and uplifting memoirs I've ever read.' Daisy Buchanan 'Evanna's account of overcoming an eating disorder gives an unsparing insight into the mental health system, and the journey to true recovery. A beautifully courageous and honest memoir.' Bonnie Wright 'As well as charting her adolescent battle with anorexia, it offers a darkly compelling, highly topical account of journeying from girlhood to womanhood in the spotlight of global celebrity.' The Mail on Sunday 'A raw and powerful memoir, it shares lessons banishing self-hatred.' The Sunday Telegraph 'Gradually, I began to feel this dawning awareness that womanhood was coming for me, that it was looming inevitably, and it didn't feel safe...' Evanna Lynch has long been viewed as a role model for people recovering from anorexia and the story of her casting as Luna Lovegood in the Harry Potter films has reached almost mythic proportions. Here, in her fascinating new memoir, Evanna confronts all the complexities and contradictions within herself and reveals how she overcame a life-threatening eating disorder, began to conquer her self-hate and confronted her fear of leaving the neatness and safety of girlhood for the unpredictable journey of being a woman, all in the glare of the spotlight of international fame. Delving into the very heart of a woman's relationship with her own body, Evanna explores the pivotal moments and choices in her life that led her down the path of creativity and dreaming and away from the empty pursuit of perfection, and reaches towards acceptance of the wild, sensual and unpredictable reality of womanhood. This is a story of the tragedy and the glory of growing up, of mourning girlhood and stepping into the unknown, and how that act of courage is the most magical and creatively liberating thing a woman can do.

Harry Potter: The Wand Collection (Book)

Monique Peterson
Harry Potter The Wand Collection Book Book PDF

Author : Monique Peterson
Publisher : Insight Editions
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2017-11-14
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781683831884

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Harry Potter: The Wand Collection (Book) by Monique Peterson Pdf

Discover the wands of your favorite Harry Potter characters. In the Harry Potter films, each wand is as unique as the witch or wizard who wields it. From Hermione Granger’s elegant, vine-wrapped wand to the bone-inlaid wands of the Death Eaters, each was designed and crafted by the filmmakers to reflect its owner’s identity. Harry Potter: The Wand Collection is a visual guide to these magical wands, their makers, and the characters who mastered them. Profiles of each wand feature stunning new photography of the original props, wand statistics, insights from the cast and crew, and other filmmaking secrets from the Warner Bros. archive. This collectible volume is an ideal resource for both wand-wielding veteran fans seeking to learn the history behind these beloved items and a new generation just beginning their journey into the wizarding world.

Mass 101

Emily Strand
Mass 101 Book PDF

Author : Emily Strand
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Mass
ISBN : 076482225X

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Mass 101 by Emily Strand Pdf

In Mass 101: Liturgy and Life, Emily Strand takes Catholics through the basics

Dumbledore

Irvin Khaytman
Dumbledore Book PDF

Author : Irvin Khaytman
Publisher : Media Lab Books
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2021-10-12
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1948174782

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Dumbledore by Irvin Khaytman Pdf

A brilliant investigation into the motivations and methods behind the actions of Hogwarts's renowned Headmaster! Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore, Headmaster of Hogwarts, is one of the most recognizable and mysterious figures in the Harry Potter series. As an unscrupulous beetle-like journalist once said, he's "a biographer's dream." Is he omniscient or limited? Is he benevolent or malevolent? What really drove him in the last years of an extraordinary life? Dumbledore dives between the lines of the Harry Potter books to create a portrait of the controversial Headmaster. We find Dumbledore's hand in every seeming coincidence, and consider the impossible decisions he had to make. This in-depth examination from author Irvin Khaytman casts the events of the Harry Potter series in a whole new light, resolving fans' questions that linger to this day.