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Harry Potter Swancon Panel
So...it turns out I'm running the Harry Potter Panel at Swancon. By myself. (No fault to Dave, apparently everyone else said no. Bah to them!)
Which is somewhat problematic given that while I have a LOT of opinions (that's why I volunteered) they're mostly negative and uninformed, and thus likely to get me lynched :) So anyone who actually thinks the books are good (and doesn't mind sharing a panel with someone who thinks they're enjoyable but flawed) want to do it with me? Otherwise I'll just coopt the first friendly face to turn up to the panel :D
It's at 2pm on Monday.
Anyone who has ideas on stuff to talk about/useful facts/links etc please pipe up!
Panel synopsis (which I feel comfortable stretching a bit since I didn't write it :))
Harry Potter: The Final Analysis
The seventh and final book has been published, and the back cover
closed on one of the biggest fiction phenomenons of all time. So
what, in the final analysis, does Harry Potter represent? A look at
its effect and influence on children's fiction, fantasy fiction,
Internet fandom and the book publishing industry.
Some ideas I had
I do not have answers to many of these questions :/
What's so special about Harry Potter?
-popularity
-breadth of popularity (not just kids)
-impact on public consciousness
-Intensity of fandom, including large acafandom
What are the reasons for this?
-easy to read but engaging and lots of ideas
-follow on effects from popularity
-uses idtatstic tropes ie Magical Orphan on Quest, "Hero of a Thousand Faces" stuff etc
What effect has it had?
-Encouraged reading?
-Revitalised childrens/sff publishing?
-Acafandom
-Fandom in general
-Strikethrough
What's going to happen next?
-Popularity?
-Academia/literary status?
-Will large scale effects it had dissipate quickly? Have they already?
What do we really think of it anyway?
EDIT: Links and stuff other people have suggested:
Which is somewhat problematic given that while I have a LOT of opinions (that's why I volunteered) they're mostly negative and uninformed, and thus likely to get me lynched :) So anyone who actually thinks the books are good (and doesn't mind sharing a panel with someone who thinks they're enjoyable but flawed) want to do it with me? Otherwise I'll just coopt the first friendly face to turn up to the panel :D
It's at 2pm on Monday.
Anyone who has ideas on stuff to talk about/useful facts/links etc please pipe up!
Panel synopsis (which I feel comfortable stretching a bit since I didn't write it :))
Harry Potter: The Final Analysis
The seventh and final book has been published, and the back cover
closed on one of the biggest fiction phenomenons of all time. So
what, in the final analysis, does Harry Potter represent? A look at
its effect and influence on children's fiction, fantasy fiction,
Internet fandom and the book publishing industry.
Some ideas I had
I do not have answers to many of these questions :/
What's so special about Harry Potter?
-popularity
-breadth of popularity (not just kids)
-impact on public consciousness
-Intensity of fandom, including large acafandom
What are the reasons for this?
-easy to read but engaging and lots of ideas
-follow on effects from popularity
-uses idtatstic tropes ie Magical Orphan on Quest, "Hero of a Thousand Faces" stuff etc
What effect has it had?
-Encouraged reading?
-Revitalised childrens/sff publishing?
-Acafandom
-Fandom in general
-Strikethrough
What's going to happen next?
-Popularity?
-Academia/literary status?
-Will large scale effects it had dissipate quickly? Have they already?
What do we really think of it anyway?
EDIT: Links and stuff other people have suggested:
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I just want to sleep right now and it's day minus four of the con.
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Myself I'm so tired right now I don't feel up to reading all this stuff and am pondering going home from work :(