Porshéa Patterson-Hurst
She/Her/Hers
Research Team Lead
The Harry Potter Alliance
Participates in 5 items
Porshéa Patterson-Hurst is the public opinion research associate for The Opportunity Agenda, a social justice communication lab in New York. She consults with allies in the field to identify and obtain pertinent research needs in the areas of immigration, criminal legal reform, and poverty. She also volunteers as the Research Team Lead for the Harry Potter Alliance, co-hosts the Castle Black podcast on the Loudspeakers Network, and is a frequent contributor to Black Girls Create. Follow her on Twitter @Porshea_obvi.
Sessions in which Porshéa Patterson-Hurst participates
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
- Government Oversight at Hogwarts: A Necessary Evil? Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Owl Room (D171/173)
- 11:30 AM CDT - 12:30 PM CDT | 1 hour
- The Ministry of Magic is often vilified, and rightfully so. Yet, many of their services have the potential to make life in the Wizarding World bett...
- Panel
12:45 PM
12:45 PM
- Why Viktor Krum is the Best and You’re All Wrong Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Owl Room (D171/173)
- 12:45 PM CDT - 1:45 PM CDT | 1 hour
- Viktor Krum — international Quidditch sensation, brooding teenager, and also The Best Guy. We’ll discuss our favorite under-appreciated Bulgarian, ...
- Discussion
3:15 PM
3:15 PM
- An Excess of "Phlegm" and the Lack of Femme Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Unicorn Room (D167/174)
- 3:15 PM CDT - 4:15 PM CDT | 1 hour
- Heroines of Harry Potter are often presented as and praised for not being classically feminine, while "feminine" characters are seen as inhe...
- Panel
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Hagrid, Half-bloods, and Squibs: One Drop Rule? Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Unicorn Room (D167/174)
- 2:00 PM CDT - 3:00 PM CDT | 1 hour
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- Panel
4:30 PM
4:30 PM
- Ethnic Communities in the Wizarding World Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Occamy Room (D170/172)
- 4:30 PM CDT - 5:30 PM CDT | 1 hour
- In this session, panelists representing multiple ethnic backgrounds discuss the (mis)/representation of their communities within Harry Potter
- Panel