{"product_id":"harry-potter-and-the-other-race-justice-and-difference-in-the-wizarding-world-hardcover","title":"Harry Potter and the Other: Race, Justice, and Difference in the Wizarding World - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSarah Park Dahlen\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eEbony Elizabeth Thomas\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributions by Christina M. Chica, Kathryn Coto, Sarah Park Dahlen, Preethi Gorecki, Tolonda Henderson, Marcia Hernandez, Jackie C. Horne, Susan E. Howard, Peter C. Kunze, Florence Maätita, Sridevi Rao, Kallie Schell, Jennifer Patrice Sims, Paul Spickard, Lily Anne Welty Tamai, Ebony Elizabeth Thomas, Jasmine Wade, Karin E. Westman, and Charles D. Wilson \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Race matters in the fictional Wizarding World of the \u003ci\u003eHarry Potter\u003c\/i\u003e series as much as it does in the real world. As J. K. Rowling continues to reveal details about the world she created, a growing number of fans, scholars, readers, and publics are conflicted and concerned about how the original Wizarding World--quintessentially white and British--depicts diverse and multicultural identities, social subjectivities, and communities. \u003ci\u003eHarry Potter and the Other: Race, Justice, and Difference in the Wizarding World \u003c\/i\u003eis a timely anthology that examines, interrogates, and critiques representations of race and difference across various \u003ci\u003eHarry Potter\u003c\/i\u003e media, including books, films, and official websites, as well as online forums and the classroom. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As the contributors to this volume demonstrate, a deeper reading of the series reveals multiple ruptures in popular understandings of the liberatory potential of the \u003ci\u003ePotter \u003c\/i\u003eseries. Young people who are progressive, liberal, and empowered to question authority may have believed they were reading something radical as children and young teens, but increasingly they have raised alarms about the series' depiction of peoples of color, cultural appropriation in worldbuilding, and the author's antitrans statements in the media. Included essays examine the failed wizarding justice system, the counterproductive portrayal of Nagini as an Asian woman, the liberation of Dobby the elf, and more, adding meaningful contributions to existing scholarship on the \u003ci\u003eHarry Potter\u003c\/i\u003e series. As we approach the twenty-fifth anniversary of the publication of \u003ci\u003eHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarry Potter and the Other \u003c\/i\u003eprovides a smorgasbord of insights into the way that race and difference have shaped this story, its world, its author, and the generations who have come of age during the era of the Wizarding World.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSarah Park Dahlen\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor at the University of Illinois School of Information Sciences. She coedits the journal \u003ci\u003eResearch on Diversity in Youth Literature\u003c\/i\u003e and coedited the book \u003ci\u003eDiversity in Youth Literature: Opening Doors through Reading\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cb\u003eEbony Elizabeth Thomas \u003c\/b\u003eis associate professor at the University of Michigan's School of Education. Her most recent book is \u003ci\u003eThe Dark Fantastic: Race and the Imagination from \"Harry Potter\" to the \"Hunger Games\u003c\/i\u003e.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 330\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 27, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51784095138080,"sku":"9781496840578","price":198.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ed5e4539637e7d83703489d6d6b322b0.webp?v=1780599784","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/harry-potter-and-the-other-race-justice-and-difference-in-the-wizarding-world-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}