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Why not take the claim that Harry Potter's world intertwines with our own seriously? In this timely yet otherworldly volume, over a dozen scholars of international relations join hands to demonstrate how this vastly popular artefact of popular culture reflects and shapes our own life world. Drawing on a wide range of historical and sociological sources, each shows how aspects of Harry's world contain aspects of our own. Practices such as quid ditch 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 on the scholarly problems of studying popular culture, frame what is essentially a highly infotaining read. "A landmark in muggle studies" - "The Daily Prophet".
Why not take the claim that Harry Potter's world intertwines with our own seriously? In this timely yet otherworldly volume, over a dozen scholars of international relations join hands to demonstrate how this vastly popular artefact of popular culture reflects and shapes our own life world. Drawing on a wide range of historical and sociological sources, each shows how aspects of Harry's world contain aspects of our own. Practices such as quid ditch 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 on the scholarly problems of studying popular culture, frame what is essentially a highly infotaining read. "A landmark in muggle studies" - "The Daily Prophet".
Chapter 1 Harry Potter and the Study of World Politics Part 2 I Globalization Chapter 3 Producing Harry Potter: Why the Medium Is Still the Message Chapter 4 Global Hero: Harry Potter Abroad Chapter 5 Foreign Yet Familiar: International Politics and the Reception of Potter in Turkey and Sweden Chapter 6 Children's Crusade: The Religious Politics of Harry Potter Part 7 II Conflict and Warfare Chapter 8 Conflict and the Nation-State: Magical Mirrors of Mugglesand Refracted Images Chapter 9 Quidditch, Imperialism, and the Sport-War Intertext Part 10 III Geography and Myth Chapter 11 Naturalizing Geography: Harry Potter and the Realms of Muggles, Magic Folks, and Giants Chapter 12 The Fantasy of Realism, or Mythology as Methodology Part 13 IV Pedagogy Chapter 14 Dumbledore's Pedagogy: Knowledge and Virtue at Hogwarts
Daniel H. Nexon is assistant professor of government and foreign service at Georgetown University. Iver B. Neumann is associate professor of Russian studies at Oslo University and research professor at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs.
This accessible and original volume will challenge both Harry
Potter fans and students of world politics to think more deeply and
critically about different forms of engagement between popular
culture and world politics. Drawing on 'enjoyable evidence' from
the Harry Potter universe, this diverse yet coherent collection of
essays draws on one of western culture’s quintessential commercial
mega-texts to demonstrate that our understanding of world politics
can be significantly and agreeably expanded by delving into the
riches of popular culture.
*Jutta Weldes, University of Bristol, U.K.*
Nexon and Neumann explore an underdeveloped area of Harry Potter
scholarship in a collection of essays covering a wide range of
political and cultural topics. In a post-9/11world, international
relations is a critical area of inquiry. Their book is a valuable
contribution to the growing body of scholarly attention to the boy
wizard and the magician who created him.
*Lana Whited, Ferrum College*
A landmark in muggle studies.
*The Daily Prophet*
Broaden[s] the contextual basis for thinking about international
relations theory to encompass popular culture as well as political
experience.... Contributes to the literature that explores how
popular culture molds national identity and how aspects of local
culture may clash with the process of globalization.
*International Studies Review*
Armed with this volume, scholars who study or teach international
relations will be better able to mine the works of Rowling for
insights, analogies, comparisons, and examples.
*International Studies Review*
Because of the quality of the insights that this book achieves in
examining the relationship between culture and international
relations, we as International Relations scholars can read Harry
Potter and justify it as 'research.'
*International Affairs*
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