| Vorliegende Sprache |
eng |
| Hinweise auf parallele Ausgaben |
368136647 Druckausg.: ‡Flotmann-Scholz, Christina: Ambiguity in "Star Wars" and "Harry Potter" |
| ISBN |
978-3-8376-2148-8 |
| Name |
Flotmann-Scholz, Christina |
| T I T E L |
Ambiguity in "Star Wars" and "Harry Potter" |
| Zusatz zum Titel |
A (Post)Structuralist Reading of Two Popular Myths |
| Weitere Titel |
4.1 Star Wars's Equivocal Messages4.2 Harry Potter's Ambiguous Intent; 5. Evil Deconstruction; 5.1 Questioning Dichotomies: The Emperor; 5.2 'Play With Security': Voldemort; 6. Villainous Heroes and Heroic Villains; 6.1 'Star-Cross'd' Choice-Maker: Anakin Skywalker |
| Verlagsort |
Bielefeld |
| Verlag |
transcript |
| Erscheinungsjahr |
2013 |
| 2013 |
| Umfang |
Online-Ressource (394 S.) |
| Reihe |
Kultur- und Medientheorie |
| Notiz / Fußnoten |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Weiterer Inhalt |
Cover Ambiguity in »Star Wars« and »Harry Potter«; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction: Structural Ambiguity; 2. Myth: Its Functions, Structure, and Workings in Society and (Contemporary Popular) Culture; 2.1 Functions of Myth; 2.2 The Structure of Myth (As a Reflection of Human Consciousness); 2.3 The Limitations of Structures and Mythical Ambiguity; 2.4 Myth as Ideology; 2.5 Myth and Popular Culture; 3. The Superstructures of Star Wars and Harry Potter; 3.1 A Structural 'Star Wars'; 3.2 Dichotomised Frames: Harry Potter; 4. The Mythical Ambiguity of Star Wars and Harry Potter. 4.1 Star Wars's Equivocal Messages4.2 Harry Potter's Ambiguous Intent; 5. Evil Deconstruction; 5.1 Questioning Dichotomies: The Emperor; 5.2 'Play With Security': Voldemort; 6. Villainous Heroes and Heroic Villains; 6.1 'Star-Cross'd' Choice-Maker: Anakin Skywalker / Darth Vader; 6.2 Villain-Type and Silent Hero: Severus Snape; 7. Ideal Individuals; 7.1 Unity in Duality / Duality in Unity: Harry Potter; 7.2 Type and Individual: Luke Skywalker; 8. Imperfect Ideals: The Women's Question; 8.1 Ambiguous Developments: Female Characters in Star Wars; 8.2 Stasis and Play: Women in Harry Potter. 9. Individuals, Helpers, and Structural Necessities9.1 Good Nature Versus Evil Technology: Humanoid Characters in Star Wars; 9.2 Structures and Formulas Promoting Social Equality (?): Humanoids in Harry Potter; 10. Structural Displacement: Ethnic Diversity in Star Wars and Harry Potter; 10.1 Token-Blacks and Evil Aliens: Star Wars; 10.2 19th-Century Conflicts and Social Awareness: Ambiguous Otherness in Harry Potter; 11. The End(ings): Conclusion; 12. Works Cited; Primary Sources; Secondary Sources; Internet Sources; 13. Appendices; Appendix 1; Appendix 2; Appendix 3; Appendix 4 |
| Titelhinweis |
Druckausg.: ‡Flotmann-Scholz, Christina: Ambiguity in "Star Wars" and "Harry Potter" |
| ISBN |
ISBN 978-3-8394-2148-2 |
| Klassifikation |
LIT 004120 |
| SOC 022000 |
| SOC022000 |
| PER 004030 |
| 791.43/67 |
| PN1995.9.S695 |
| AP 17420 |
| 1447056833 HN 7625 |
| Kurzbeschreibung |
Biographical note: Christina Flotmann teaches English Literary and Cultural Studies at the University of Paderborn. Her research interests include contemporary popular culture and the Victorian era. |
| 2. Kurzbeschreibung |
The study combines theories of myth, popular culture, structuralism and poststructuralism to explain the enormous appeal of "Star Wars" and "Harry Potter". Although much research already exists on both stories individually, this book is the first to explicitly bring them together in order to explore their set-up and the ways in which their structures help produce ideologies on gender and ethnicity. Hereby, the comparison yields central insights into the workings of modern myth and uncovers structure as integral to the success of the popular genre. It addresses academic audiences and all those wishing to approach the tales from a fresh angle. |
| 1. Schlagwortkette |
Star wars |
| Harry Potter |
| Rowling, J. K. |
| Star wars |
| Harry Potter |
| Mythos |
| Ambiguität |
| SWB-Titel-Idn |
408935707 |
| Signatur |
E-Book De Gruyter |
| Bemerkungen |
Elektronischer Volltext - Campuslizenz |
| Elektronische Adresse |
$uhttps://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783839421482 |
| Internetseite / Link |
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