Description
| Product ID: | 9780367206635 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Cultural Politics in Harry Potter |
| Subtitle: | Life, Death and the Politics of Fear |
| Authors: | Author: Pilar Alderete-Diez, Ruben Jarazo-Alvarez |
| Page Count: | 224 |
| Subjects: | Literature: history and criticism, Literature: history & criticism, Literary studies: general, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Children’s and teenage literature studies: general, Science fiction, Literary studies: general, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Children’s & teenage literature studies, Science fiction |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating With special emphasis on the cultural representation of wizarding biopolitics, death, trauma and terror, this volume transits and examines the strategies and mechanisms through which cultural and political processes are managed, and the processes of subjectivation and legitimation of death and fear. 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:
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. |
| Imprint Name: | Routledge |
| Publisher Name: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2019-09-06 |
