1. Cool Britannia and After British Literature, Culture, and Society from the 1990s to the Present Session Three: Harry Potter

2. Agenda Post-it session: Rowling – Rushdie Why are some books more popular than others? Intrinsic vs extrinsic features. Fan-sites ”The Vanishing Glass”

3. Post-it session: Rowling – Rushie How many books have you read by Rowling? How many books have you read by Rushdie?

4. Why are some books more popular than others? Intrinsic vs extrinsic features. How and why did you start reading Rowling and Rushdie? Where did you first hear about Rowling and Rushdie?

5. Why are some books more popular than others? Value Intrinsic: A ”good read” Extrinsic: Peers (on / off line), parents, school, university, etc Reviews Publicity: interviews, book signings, book readings, events, newspaper, television, etc.

6. Fan-sites Find fan-sites for Potter and Rushdie What sort of activities do the fan-sites sustain and develop? –Reading online / offline? –Writing online? Chatting? Communities? –Other online / offline activities?

8. Group work: ”The Vanishing Glass” Chapter One: summarise Major contrasts in Chapter Two Does it create sympathy / antipathy towards the characters? How? What ntions of personal identity are developed? Taking your point of departure in this chapter, identify why you think Rowling’s Potter books are examples of good / bad literature.