{"product_id":"harry-potter-and-convergence-culture-amanda-firestone-9781476672076","title":"Harry Potter and Convergence Culture: Essays on Fandom and the Expanding Potterverse","description":"\u003cp\u003e Since the 1997 publication of the first Harry Potter novel, the \"Potterverse\" has seen the addition of eight feature films (with a ninth in production), the creation of the interactive Pottermore(c) website, the release of myriad video games, the construction of the Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studios, several companion books (such as \u003ci\u003eFantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them\u003c\/i\u003e), critical essays and analyses, and the 2016 debut of the original stage play \u003ci\u003eHarry Potter and the Cursed Child\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This collection of new essays interprets the Wizarding World beyond the books and films through the lens of convergence culture. Contributors explore how online communities tackle Sorting and games like the Quidditch Cup and the Triwizard Tournament, and analyze how \u003ci\u003eFantastic Beasts\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHarry Potter and the Cursed Child\u003c\/i\u003e are changing fandom and the canon alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Amanda Firestone\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476672075\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476672076\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/23\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 223\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.90w x 0.60d","brand":"Amanda Firestone","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44077933723903,"sku":"9781476672076","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_27b5566d-9bbd-4a09-a769-5b0cdd4c1037.jpg?v=1685472593","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/harry-potter-and-convergence-culture-amanda-firestone-9781476672076","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}