Harry Potter Controversy

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Is Harry Potter Christian?, in Renascence: Essays on Values in Literature
by Dan McVeigh. 9 pgs.

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Texts: Contemporary Cultural Texts and Critical Approaches (Chap. 11 "Popular Novel: The Ethics of Harry Potter Approach: Ethical Criticism")
by Peter Childs. 177 pgs.

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Introduction: Starting Points

1: Film: The Matrix and the I-Pod Approach: Cyberphilosophy

2: Building: Shopping in Utopia Approach: Spatial Criticism

3: Movie Poster: Alien Nature Approach: Ecocriticism

4: Pop Video: Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' and 'Race' Approach: 'Race' Studies

5: Celebrity: Diana and Death Approach: Trauma Theory

6: TV Show: Big Brother after the Big Other Approach: Performativity Theory

7: Newspaper Article: The Gulf War in Real Time and Virtual Space Approach: Hyperreality

8: Photograph(Er): Cindy Sherman and the Masquerade Approach: Feminism

9: Political Speech: Margaret Thatcher's Hymn at the Sermon on the Mound Approach: Historicism

10: Critical Text: Alan Sokal's Sham Transgression Approach: Reading Postmodernism

11: Popular Novel: The Ethics of Harry Potter Approach: Ethical Criticism

12: Short Story: Barthelme's Balloon and the Rhizome Approach: Deleuzian Criticism

13: Lyric: 'Where's My Snare?': Eminem and Sylvia Plath Approach: Psychoanalytic Criticism

14: Autobiography: Martin Amis's Experience Approach: Self-Life-Writing

15: Virtual Text: Amazonian Democracy Approach: Globalization Studies

16: World Media Event: It's about Time: Cultural History at the Millennium Approach: Cultural Studies

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Banned in the U.S.A: A Reference Guide to Book Censorship in Schools and Public Libraries ("The Harry Potter Books" begins on p. 180)
by Herbert N. Foerstel. 297 pgs.

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Since the first edition was published to acclaim and awards in 1994, librarians have relied on the work of noted intellectual freedom authority Herbert N. Foerstel. This expanded edition presents a thorough analysis of the current state of book banning in schools and public libraries, offering ready reference material on major incidents, legal cases, and annotated entries on the most frequently challenged books.

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Preface to the Second Edition

Acknowledgments and Dedication

Introduction

1: A Survey of Major Bookbanning Incidents

2: The Law on Bookbanning

3: Voices of Banned Authors

4: The Most Frequently Banned or Challenged Books, 1996–2000

Selected Bibliography

Index

About the Author
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Harry Potter and the "Deeper Magic": Narrating Hope in Children's Literature, in Christianity and Literature
by Emily Griesinger. 27 pgs.

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Harry Potter's Magic, in First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life
by Alan Jacobs. 4 pgs.

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Dumbledore's Message, in The American Prospect
by James A. Morone. 3 pgs.

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Religious Right Groups Take Aim at Popular 'Harry Potter' Books, in Church & State
by Church & State. 1 pgs.

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Books Debunk Evils of Potter; Christian Authors See Enchanting Tales as Gospel Springboard, in The Washington Times
by Judith Person. 1 pgs.

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Federal Court Foils Arkansas School's Effort to Restrict Harry Potter, in Church & State
by Church & State. 2 pgs.

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What American Schools Can Learn from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, in Phi Delta Kappan
by Margaret Zoller Booth, Grace Marie Booth. 6 pgs.

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Fact, Film, and Fantasy : Harry Potter and the Magically Transmuted Country, in World and I
by Craig Lancto. 8 pgs.

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Harry Potter: A Magical Prescription for Just about Anyone, in Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy
by Sharon Black. 5 pgs.

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Opposing Censorship in the Public Schools: Religion, Morality, and Literature (Chap. 1 "The Censorship Debate regarding Public Schools")
by June Edwards. 154 pgs.

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Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

I: The Censorship Debate Regarding Public Schools

1: The Debate Over Government and Religion

2: The Debate Over Humanism and Democracy

3: The Debate Over the Purpose of Teaching Literature

4: The Debate Over Biblical Interpretation

5: The Debate Over Morality in Literature

II: Religion and Morality in Selected Challenged Literature

6: Religion and Morality in Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut

7: Religion and Morality in the Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger

8: Religion and Morality in of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

9: Religion and Morality in to Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

10: Religion and Morality in the Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck

11: Religion and Morality in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou

III: Suggestions for Preventing and Responding to Challenges

12: Suggestions for Preventing and Responding to Challenges

Appendix A: Sources for Preventing and Responding to Challenges

Appendix B: Sample "Request for Reconsideration"

Appendix C: Organizations against Censorship

References

Author Index

Index
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Witch Hunt: Why the Religious Right Is Crusading to Exorcise Harry Potter Books from Public Schools and Libraries, in Church & State
by Rob Boston. 5 pgs.

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