Transforming Harry : The Adaptation of Harry Potter in the Transmedia Age.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (213 pages)
- Contemporary Approaches to Film and Media Series .
- Contemporary Approaches to Film and Media Series .
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.
Focuses on the critical and theoretical implications of adapting the Harry Potter novels to films and media.
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Rowling, J. K.-Criticism and interpretation. Rowling, J. K.-Harry Potter series. Potter, Harry-(Fictitious character). Fantasy fiction, English-History and criticism. Children's stories, English-History and criticism.