{"product_id":"cultural-politics-in-harry-potter-life-death-and-the-politics-of-fear-paperback","title":"Cultural Politics in Harry Potter: Life, Death and the Politics of Fear - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRubén Jarazo-Álvarez\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003ePilar Alderete-Diez\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCultural Politics in Harry Potter: Life, Death and the Politics of Fear\u003c\/em\u003e 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: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eprovides a comprehensive overview of national and gender discourses, as well as the transiting bodies in-between, in relation to the Harry Potter books series and related multimedia franchise; \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003esituates the transformative power of death within the fandom, transmedia and film depictions of the Potterverse and critically deconstructs the processes of subjectivation and legitimation of death and fear; \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eexamines the strategies and mechanisms through which cultural and political processes are managed, as well as reminding us how fiction and reality intersect at junctions, such as terrorism, homonationalism, materialism, capitalism, posthumanism and technology.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eExploring 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRubén Jarazo-Álvarez\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Senior Lecturer at the University of the Balearic Islands, Spain. He teaches Cultural and Media Studies. His research comprises British tele-fantasy, sci-fi and Anglophone cultures in Spain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePilar Alderete-Diez \u003c\/strong\u003eis a Lecturer at the National University of Ireland, Galway. She teaches language, translation and interpreting, and modern children's literature and film. She completed an MA (Spanish) on the translation of humour and character voice in \u003cem\u003eHarry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix\u003c\/em\u003e in 2005.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9.1 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 06, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42138021789776,"sku":"9780367206635","price":100.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9540\/0016\/files\/dmx5NjJCSTQyR3dRQTQyVFJjLzkvUT09.webp?v=1774104682","url":"https:\/\/palm-malen-gift-shop-pmrc.myshopify.com\/products\/cultural-politics-in-harry-potter-life-death-and-the-politics-of-fear-paperback","provider":"Palm Malen Gift Shop -PMRC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}