Transforming Harry : the adaptation of Harry Potter in the transmedia age
Transforming Harry: The Adaptation of Harry Potter in the Transmedia Ageis an edited volume of eight essays that look at how the cinematic versions of the seven Harry Potter novels represent an unprecedented cultural event in the history of cinematic adaptation. The movie version of the first Harry Potter book, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, premiered in 2001, in between publication of the fourth and fifth books of this global literary phenomenon. As a result, the production and reception of both novel and movie series became intertwined with one another, creating a fanbase who accessed the series first through the books, first through the movies, and in various other combinations. John Alberti and P. Andrew Miller have gathered scholars to explore and examine the cultural, political, aesthetic, and pedagogical dimensions of this pop culture phenomenon and how it has changed the reception of both the films and books. Divided into two sections, the volume addresses both the fidelity of adaptation and the transmedia adaptations that have evolved around the creation of the books and movies. In her essay, Vera Cuntz-Leng draws on feminist film theory to explore the gaze politics and male objectification operating in the Harry Potter movies. Cassandra Bausman contends that screenwriter Steve Klove's revision of the end of the film version of Deathly Hallows, Part II offers a more politically and ethically satisfying conclusion to the Harry Potter saga than the ending of the Rowling novel. Michelle Markey Butler's "Harry Potter and the Surprising Venue of Literary Critiques" argues that the fan-generated memes work as a kind of popular literary analysis in three particular areas: the roles of female characters, the comparative analysis of books and films, and the comparative analysis of the Harry Potter series with other works of fantasy.While the primary focus of the collection is an academic audience, it will appeal to a broad range of readers. Within the academic community, Transforming Harry will be of interest to scholars and teachers in a number of disciplines, including film and media studies and English. Beyond the classroom, the Harry Potter series clearly enjoys a large and devoted global fan community, and this collection will be of interest to serious fans.
Bibliographic Information
| Format: | eBook |
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| Subject: |
Fantasy fiction, English Children's stories, English Rowling, J. K. Potter, Harry (Fictitious character) |
| Publication Year: | 2018 |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | Detroit : Wayne State University Press, [2018] |
| ISBN: | 9780814342879 0814342876 |
| Series: | Contemporary approaches to film and media series. |
| Notes: | Description based on print version record. Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Harry Potter and the Magical Screen -- Part One: Adaptation, Fidelity, and Meaning -- 1. Harry Potter and the Popular Culture of Tomorrow -- 2. "Elder" and Wiser: The Filmic Harry Potter and the Rejection of Power -- 3. Look . . . at . . . me . . . : Gaze Politics and Male Objectification in the Harry Potter Movies -- Part Two: Transmedia Adaptations -- 4. Harry Potter, Henry Jenkins, and the Visionary J. K. Rowling -- 5. Epoximise!: The Renegotiation of Film and Literature through Harry Potter GIF Sets -- 6. Harry Potter and the Surprising Venue of Literary Critique -- 7. Taking Tea at Elephant House: How Potterheads Researched Harry Potter During a Fandom-Focused Study Abroad -- Bibliography -- Contributors -- Index. |
| Course: |
ENG273 |