Harry Potter's World: Multidisciplinary Critical Perspectives.Elizabeth E. Heilman (Ed.). New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of : RoutledgeFalmer, 2003. 308 pp. $24.95. "Pottermania" is a worldwide phenomenon. The text (to date, 5 books) and the images (movies, Web sites, toys) have become a part of the global culture. As such, they deserve the critical attention this collection of essays provides. Essays from cultural studies, reader response, interpretive in·ter·pre·tive also in·ter·pre·ta·tive adj. Relating to or marked by interpretation; explanatory. in·ter  pre·tive·ly adv. , literary, and critical/social
perspectives will leave readers with a new (or renewed) appreciation of
the meanings that literature holds for both the individual reader and
the culture.
Cultural studies perspectives encourage readers to consider how the books and the whole Harry Potter phenomenon both derive from and influence popular culture. Reader response and interpretive perspectives explore how readers supply context for Harry Potter and other narratives by projecting themselves into the story. The essays in this collection invite the reader to consider genre, as well as the concepts of myth and hero, as they apply to Harry Potter. The critical and sociological perspectives Sociological Perspectives is the official publication of the Pacific Sociological Association. It is a peer-reviewed quarterly journal published by University of California Press, in Berkeley, California. It was first published in 1957. consider gender identity, schooling and learning, civic leadership, and insider/outsider roles in Harry Potter. The multidisciplinary mul·ti·dis·ci·pli·nar·y adj. Of, relating to, or making use of several disciplines at once: a multidisciplinary approach to teaching. perspectives foster critical insights into the text and the images, and, by doing so, offer insights into popular culture and childhood at the beginning of the 21st century. Reviewed by Marcia Nash, University of Maine at Farmington UMF redirects here. This article is about the University in Maine. For the music festival in Miami, see Ultra Music Festival. The University of Maine at Farmington, established in 1864 as Maine’s first public institution of higher education, is a public liberal arts |
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