An edition of Wizard of their age (2015)
Wizard of their age
critical essays from the Harry Potter generation
By Cecilia Konchar Farr,Kate Glassman,Jeny McDougal,Sarag Wente,Evan Gaydos,Rachel Armstrong,Kalie Caetano,Tréza Rosado
Publish Date
2015
Publisher
SUNY Press
Language
eng
Pages
300
Description:
A Wizard of Their Age began when the students in Cecilia Konchar Farr's "Six Degrees of Harry Potter" course at St. Catherine University kept finding errors in the available scholarship. These students had been reading Harry Potter for their entire literate lives, and they demanded more attention to the details they found significant. "We can do better than this," they said. Konchar Farr, two undergraduate teaching assistants, and five student editors decided to test that hypothesis. After issuing a call for contributions, they selected fifteen thoughtful academic essays by students from across the country. These essays examine the Harry Potter books from a variety of perspectives, including literary, historical, cultural, gender, mythological, psychological, theological, and genetic -- there is even a nursing care plan for Tom Riddle. Interspersed among the essays are brief vignettes entitled "My Harry Potter Story," where students write about their personal encounters with the novels.