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

Friday 9 August, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)

11:30 AM

Government Oversight at Hogwarts: A Necessary Evil?

1 hour, 11:30 AM CDT - 12:30 PM CDT

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Owl Room (D171/173)

Panel

Constance Gibbs, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Delia Gallegos, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Maggie Brevig (Participant)

Porshéa Patterson-Hurst, The Harry Potter Alliance (Participant)

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...

12:45 PM

Why Viktor Krum is the Best and You’re All Wrong

1 hour, 12:45 PM CDT - 1:45 PM CDT

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Owl Room (D171/173)

Discussion

Margaux Herrera, Mischief Management (Participant)

Porshéa Patterson-Hurst, The Harry Potter Alliance (Participant)

Viktor Krum — international Quidditch sensation, brooding teenager, and also The Best Guy. We’ll discuss our favorite under-appreciated Bulgarian, ...

3:15 PM

An Excess of "Phlegm" and the Lack of Femme

1 hour, 3:15 PM CDT - 4:15 PM CDT

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Unicorn Room (D167/174)

Panel

Delia Gallegos, Black Girls Create (Moderator)

Porshéa Patterson-Hurst, The Harry Potter Alliance (Participant)

Jasmine Rose Schmitt, University of Texas at Austin (Participant)

Heroines of Harry Potter are often presented as and praised for not being classically feminine, while "feminine" characters are seen as inhe...

Saturday 10 August, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)

2:00 PM

Hagrid, Half-bloods, and Squibs: One Drop Rule?

1 hour, 2:00 PM CDT - 3:00 PM CDT

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Unicorn Room (D167/174)

Panel

Delia Gallegos, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Porshéa Patterson-Hurst, The Harry Potter Alliance (Participant)

Jasmine Rose Schmitt, University of Texas at Austin (Participant)

Bayana Davis, Black Girls Create (Participant)

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Sunday 11 August, 2019

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)

4:30 PM

Ethnic Communities in the Wizarding World

1 hour, 4:30 PM CDT - 5:30 PM CDT

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Occamy Room (D170/172)

Panel

AJ Solomon, Mischief Management (Participant)

Porshéa Patterson-Hurst, The Harry Potter Alliance (Participant)

Proma Khosla, Mashable (Participant)

Robyn Jordan, Black Girls Create (Participant)

In this session, panelists representing multiple ethnic backgrounds discuss the (mis)/representation of their communities within Harry Potter