The cultural impact of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series transformed a generation of young people into readers and fans, who were able to interact with one another in unprecedented ways as digital natives. And now the Harry Potter generation has come of age, poised to become parents, teachers, writers, and critics. As the essays in this collection observe, this generation uses the knowledge absorbed from Rowling's narrative to negotiate their life experiences as they take their places as society's adults.

Throughout this volume, scholars analyze how the Harry Potter series has shaped this generation's views on everything from celebrity to political resistance; from reading to memory to identity; from amusement parks to fan and pedagogical spaces online; from how they understand the past to how they will shape their future. Many of the essays are penned by members of the Harry Potter generation itself, detailing the myriad ways this fantasy series has pervaded their lives. Expansive and well-researched, this collection offers insight - not only into the Harry Potter novels-but also and perhaps more importantly, into the way these novels have affected this generation's understanding of their place in the world and their capacity to create it anew.

About the Author
Emily Lauer is an associate professor of English at Suffolk County Community College on Long Island. She has written about young adult dystopia, Spider-Man, maps in genre fiction, and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Her current research centers on adaptations into and out of the comics form.

Balaka Basu is assistant professor of English literature at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. She won a best edited book award by the Children's Literature Association in 2015 for her co-edited collection on contemporary dystopian fiction.


Book Information
ISBN 9781476670034
Author Emily Lauer
Format Paperback
Page Count 182
Imprint McFarland & Co Inc
Publisher McFarland & Co Inc
Weight(grams) 305g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 9mm