{"product_id":"harry-potter-and-the-other-sarah-park-dahlen-9781496840578","title":"Harry Potter and the Other: Race, Justice, and Difference in the Wizarding World","description":"\u003cb\u003eNamed a 2023 Honour Book by the International Research Society for Children's Literature\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eContributions by Christina M. Chica, Kathryn Coto, Sarah Park Dahlen, Preethi Gorecki, Tolonda Henderson, Marcia Hernandez, Jackie C. Horne, Susan E. Howard, Peter C. Kunze, Florence Ma舩ita, Sridevi Rao, Kallie Schell, Jennifer Patrice Sims, Paul Spickard, Lily Anne Welty Tamai, Ebony Elizabeth Thomas, Jasmine Wade, Karin E. Westman, and Charles D. Wilson \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Race matters in the fictional Wizarding World of the \u003ci\u003eHarry Potter\u003c\/i\u003e series as much as it does in the real world. As J. K. Rowling continues to reveal details about the world she created, a growing number of fans, scholars, readers, and publics are conflicted and concerned about how the original Wizarding World--quintessentially white and British--depicts diverse and multicultural identities, social subjectivities, and communities. \u003ci\u003eHarry Potter and the Other: Race, Justice, and Difference in the Wizarding World \u003c\/i\u003eis a timely anthology that examines, interrogates, and critiques representations of race and difference across various \u003ci\u003eHarry Potter\u003c\/i\u003e media, including books, films, and official websites, as well as online forums and the classroom. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As the contributors to this volume demonstrate, a deeper reading of the series reveals multiple ruptures in popular understandings of the liberatory potential of the \u003ci\u003ePotter \u003c\/i\u003eseries. Young people who are progressive, liberal, and empowered to question authority may have believed they were reading something radical as children and young teens, but increasingly they have raised alarms about the series' depiction of peoples of color, cultural appropriation in worldbuilding, and the author's antitrans statements in the media. Included essays examine the failed wizarding justice system, the counterproductive portrayal of Nagini as an Asian woman, the liberation of Dobby the elf, and more, adding meaningful contributions to existing scholarship on the \u003ci\u003eHarry Potter\u003c\/i\u003e series. As we approach the twenty-fifth anniversary of the publication of \u003ci\u003eHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarry Potter and the Other \u003c\/i\u003eprovides a smorgasbord of insights into the way that race and difference have shaped this story, its world, its author, and the generations who have come of age during the era of the Wizarding World.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sarah Park Dahlen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1496840577\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496840578\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Mississippi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/27\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 330\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.88d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2022 pg. 77","brand":"Sarah Park Dahlen","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44056856461567,"sku":"9781496840578","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2cf6f452-beb1-49fc-aeb2-b8acf71884a3.jpg?v=1685043638","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/harry-potter-and-the-other-sarah-park-dahlen-9781496840578","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}