The purpose of this essay is to present the reader an analysis of Harry Potter as high fantasy and how Rowling has expanded on high fantasy norms which can be seen as a contributing factor to why the saga became such a global phenomenon.  This essay will show the ways in which Harry Potter elaborates on the high-fantasy norms by analyzing its narrative elements (setting, narrative structure, characters, and language). The first part will be a brief introduction to high-fantasy and its norms while the second part will be an analysis of the novels in terms of these norms.

Proefschrift--Faculteit der letteren--Rijksuniversiteit te Leiden, 2000. / Bibliogr. p. 273-299. Index. Résumés en italien et en anglais.

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This is a study about adaptation, focusing on the first book in the series about Harry Potter and the movie version of the book. The study examines whether any of the characters change when the book is adapted to another type of medium. For example, are there any character traits that are revealed differently in the book versus the movie? The materials that have been used are works of reference, the first book about Harry Potter and also the film of the book. Some of the literature has already been read prior to the study but will still be needed as the study continues.By the end of the study there should be some results to be shown. The primary purpose of the study is to clarify the differences and similarities that can appear when a work is transferred, for example, from book to film.

This essay explores the representation of pedagogy in the fictional works of the Harry Potter books and how teachers can use this to gain new knowledge to some extent and draw inspiration from it. It continues by arguing that fiction can be used as a source of new knowledge both on a general level and in a school context when used in the classroom. The Harry Potter books are particularly good to use since they belong to the crossover literature genre, which can arouse the desire to read both in young people such as students and adults such as teachers. The basis for this analysis is J.K Rowling's characterisation of the teachers at Hogwarts, the school of witchcraft and wizardry, and the teaching methods that are used at Hogwarts. The following teachers will be analysed: Professor Dumbledore, Professor McGonagall, Professor Snape, Professor Lupin and Professor Umbridge. In order to be able to analyze these teachers, they will first and foremost be divided into different teaching styles with associated sub-areas to see how they teach. Furthermore, different teaching philosophers will be used, where among others, the concept "learning by doing" by John Dewey will be included.

<p>The paper's aim is to show the fight of the church against the Potter book series of Joanne K. Rowling and the actual situation which is presented in the books. This fight is based on the acrimonious claims and heated-up discussions which were made by some church members who sued the books as "being evil" and a "seduction to the bad side" for children as well as "having a satanic content" etc. At the same time, positive comments of several church leaders and the author's declared opinion are stated. Finally, book four "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" is interpreted regarding the claims of the church and a neutral observation of the story.</p>

Syftet med uppsatsen är att undersöka hur fakta konstrueras i situationer där det finns en stor risk att tappa ansiktet. Det sociala fenomenet ansikte studeras med hjälp av Erving Goffmans teori om ansiktsarbete och hans dramaturgiska perspektiv. Goffmans teori kombineras med Jonathan Potters diskursanalytiska teori om hur fakta konstrueras. Ett socialkonstruktivistiskt perspektiv tillämpas i studien. Den metod som används är Potters diskursanalytiska metod för analys av faktakonstruktion. Det studerade materialet är tre autentiska videoklipp från olika TV-program; två debatter och en audition. I samtliga sekvenser finns det stor risk för en eller flera aktörer att tappa ansiktet. Konversationerna transkriberas och de potterska begreppen för faktakonstruktion används som koder i analysarbetet. Undersökningens resultat visar att olika metoder för konstruktion av fakta kan användas för att bevara ansiktet i ansiktshotande situationer. En strategi är att med hjälp av faktakonstruktion bemöta och integrera den ansiktshotande informationen i sin linje. En annan strategi är att använda faktakonstruktion för att undvika det som hotar ansiktet. En person som misslyckas med den ansiktsbevarande faktakonstruktionen kan tappa ansiktet. / The purpose of the essay is to study how fact is being constructed in situations where there is a big risk to lose face. The theories of Erving Goffman concerning face as well as the dramaturgical perspective are being used, combined with the discourse analytic theory of Jonathan Potter concerning the construction of fact. The latter is also the research method of the study, with the perspective of social constructivism. The research material is three video clips from different TV-shows – two debates and one audition – where there is a marked risk to lose face. The concepts of Potter are being used as codes in the analysis of the transcribed sequences. The result shows that different methods of fact construction can be used in order to save face in face threatening situations. One strategy is to use fact construction in order to integrate the face threatening information in the line. Another strategy is to avoid that which is threatening to ones face. A failure in the construction of fact can lead to face loss.

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The paper's aim is to show the fight of the church against the Potter book series of Joanne K. Rowling and the actual situation which is presented in the books. This fight is based on the acrimonious claims and heated-up discussions which were made by some church members who sued the books as "being evil" and a "seduction to the bad side" for children as well as "having a satanic content" etc. At the same time, positive comments of several church leaders and the author's declared opinion are stated. Finally, book four "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" is interpreted regarding the claims of the church and a neutral observation of the story.

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