Priscilla Hobbs
Harry Potter and the Myth of Millennials: Identity, Reception, and Politics
Harry Potter and the Myth of Millennials: Identity, Reception, and Politics
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The Harry Potter series was published in the US during the millennial generation's coming-of-age, and the book "Harry Potter and the Myth of Millennials: Identity, Reception, and Politics" explores how it became a lifestyle, moral compass, and guiding light in an era of turbulence and disharmony. It argues that the series shaped the political attitudes of its readers, many of whom were developing their political identities alongside Harry, and how fans connected globally through the Internet to discuss the books and answer calls to action through Harry Potter-inspired activism.
Format: Hardback
Length: 204 pages
Publication date: 15 June 2022
Publisher: Lexington Books
The Harry Potter series found its way into the hearts of readers in the United States at a time when its primary target audience, the millennial generation, was coming of age. In his book, Harry Potter and the Myth of Millennials: Identity, Reception, and Politics, author Hobbs takes an interdisciplinary approach to explore the enduring appeal of the Harry Potter series. He delves into how the story, as a series and a phenomenon, has become a lifestyle, a moral compass, and a guiding light in an era marked by turbulence and discord.
At the time of its emergence, Harry Potter offered solace to a generation facing unprecedented challenges. Through the heroic journeys of its main characters, the series demonstrated that perseverance and unwavering vigilance could triumph over even the darkest of times. Hobbs argues that Harry Potter played a crucial role in shaping the political attitudes of its readers, many of whom were simultaneously developing their political identities alongside the characters in the books.
Her analysis takes a comprehensive look at both the novels themselves and the ways in which fans around the world connected through the Internet to discuss, commiserate, and mobilize through Harry Potter-inspired activism. In essence, Harry Potter and the Myth of Millennials examines how the Harry Potter series has become a defining mythology of love, unity, and transformation for a generation.
Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781793620279
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