[ecrea] Call for Chapters: Harry Potter Edited Volume

/Inside the World of Harry Potter/ is a proposed interdisciplinary, 
multi-contributer volume born of the robust field of Harry Potter 
Studies and the community of collaborators that exists within the 
Southwest Popular/American Culture Association.

This proposed volume will cover a range of topics within the works of 
J.K. Rowling. The Harry Potter series is such a rich text for analysis, 
particularly of social issues that can be extrapolated to real-world, 
non-fictional settings. The scholarship being produced surrounding the 
Harry Potter series is phenomenal.

As such, this call for chapters invites interested scholars to submit 
papers and/or proposals for publication consideration in this edited volume.

Contributions should use the works of JK Rowling (the /Harry Potter/ 
series, or companion works such as /The Tales of Beedle the Bard, 
Fantastic Creatures and Where to Find Them/, or /Quidditch Through the 
Ages/) to address a social or political issue, such as race, class, 
gender, sexual orientation, societal structure, age, muggle vs. wizard 
relations, technology, religion, and so forth. Work using paratexts, 
such as /Pottermore, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Potter Puppet 
Pals/, and the like will be accepted as well. All themes will be 
considered as related to the overall direction of the volume. In 
addition, work related to fan practices, or application to real-world 
issues are always welcome.

Proposals from any academic discipline will be considered. Emerging and 
early career scholars are especially encouraged to submit. Final papers 
should be no longer than 30 pages, including references, and should be 
scholarly in nature yet accessible in language and tone.

For consideration, please submit an abstract/proposal of no more than 
500 words to Dr. Christopher Bell, University of Colorado Colorado 
Springs, at cbell3 uccs.edu. Abstracts/proposals should be sent as Word 
Document attachments, and should include the author(s)’s name, 
affiliation, title and email contact information. Abstracts/proposals 
should be submitted no later than May 1, 2017. Final papers will be due 
September 1, 2017.

Respectfully,

Christopher Bell, Ph.D.

Director of Graduate Studies

Assistant Professor of Media Studies
Department of Communication

University of Colorado Colorado Springs

Harry Potter Studies Area Chair – Southwest Popular/American Culture 
Association

Academic Offices Building 517

1420 Austin Bluffs Parkway

Colorado Springs, Colorado 80918

719-255-8193

"American popular culture is my culture, and I don't just live in it;

I love it madly, and writing about it seems as natural - and necessary - 
as breathing."

- Stephen King

"When you think of the long and gloomy history of man, you will

find more hideous crimes have been committed in the name of

obedience than have ever been committed in the name of rebellion."

- C.P. Snow


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