Ravenclaw Reader : seeking the artistry and meaning of J.K. Rowling's Hogwarts Saga, essays from the St. Andrews University Harry Potter Conference / John Patrick Pazdziora and Micah Snell, editors.
Venturing into the murkey marshes / Gabrielle Ceraldi -- Introduction / John Patrick Pazdziora and Michah Snell -- 5. Learning, understanding, experience: Harry Potter and pedagogy / Jessica Tiffin -- Response: Hidden in plain sight / Joel Hunter -- 2. The death of death in the death of the boy who lived: the morality of morality in Harry Potter / John Anthony Dunne -- Response: Deaths that destroy deaths / John Granger -- 3. Between knowing and unknowing: Understanding the fluid force of magic in the Harry Potter series / Siddarth Pandey -- Response: The ethics of co-opted reality vs. fantasy in children's literature / Vanita Chandra -- 4. The roots and rhetoric of the forbidden forest / Garry Mac Kenzie -- Response: The suburbs of Arcadia / John Patrick Pazdziora -- 5. Folktale structure, aesthetic satisfaction, and the sucess of Harry Potter / Joel Hunter -- Response: Venturing into the murkey marshes / Gabrielle Ceraldi -- 10. Further Reading: Bibliography of Harry Potter criticism / complied by Rebecca Langworthy. Harry Potter and the dystopia after tomorrow / Amy H. Sturgis -- 7. The cannonization of Neville Longbottom: The development of identity in Rowling's supporting cast / Timothy H. G. Bartel -- Response: The importance of Neville Longbottom / Maria Nilson -- 8. Towards a pattern of parental atonement: the role of Snape in Harry Potter / Joshua C. Richards -- Response: How the dreaded Snape enchants / Amy Sonheim -- 9. What about the Dursleys? A re-reading of fantastical intrusions in Harry Potter / Rebecca Langworthy -- Response: The other minister / Travis Prinsi -- 10. The world turned inside-out and right side up: What Harry Potter teaches us about reading, writing and literary criticism / John Granger -- Response: On tickling dragons / Josephine Gabelman -- Appendices I-IV / prepared by Joel Hunter et al. -- Further Reading: Bibliography of Harry Potter criticism / complied by Rebecca Langworthy.
Summary:
"In Ravenclaw Reader, an international gathering of scholars debate the literary merits and demerits of the Harry Potter series ... Ravenclaw Reader sets a new standard for Harry Potter criticism."--Back cover.
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