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Harry Potter Books as Indexes of American Culture
Academic journal article from Journal of American Culture (Malden, MA), Vol. 29, No. 1
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Harry Potter Books as Indexes of American Culture
INTRO: The Harry Potter books, the most widely selling series in the world today and probably in history, are having a great impact on British and American culture, not only in subject matter but in driving reading habits. Understanding the drive is very important in revealing American (and British) culture.
J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series moves across social and geographic boundaries to mimetically "read" contemporary culture, even as the masses read these all-time, best-selling books. Written by a British author, this contemporary literature speaks globally and transnationally and has become an ingrained staple of the …
