Boston Park Plaza - Thoreau, 4th Floor
Sessions
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
- The Chosen One: Love's Victory over Death Boston Park Plaza - Thoreau, 4th Floor
- 10:00 AM EDT - 11:00 AM EDT | 1 hour
- Mr. Gras will present a roundtable that explores the correlation between Harry Potter as "the chosen one", "love's victory over death" and the "con...
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- Muggle Magic: Have They Caught Up With Us? Boston Park Plaza - Thoreau, 4th Floor
- 11:00 AM EDT - 11:30 AM EDT | 30 minutes
- As Mrs. Weasley said, "Muggles do know more than we give them credit for." Professor McGonagall will explore this point to some extent, comparing a...
11:30 AM
11:30 AM
- The Deaf World in America and the Wizarding World: A Comparison Boston Park Plaza - Thoreau, 4th Floor
- 11:30 AM EDT - 12:00 PM EDT | 30 minutes
- This presentation will focus on comparing the wizarding world created by J.K. Rowling and the American deaf world. Both communities have sought out...
2:30 PM
2:30 PM
- Harry Potter, Prejudice, and Bigotry: A Learning Process Boston Park Plaza - Thoreau, 4th Floor
- 2:30 PM EDT - 3:30 PM EDT | 1 hour
- The magical world J.K. Rowling created in the Harry Potter novels has some of the same issues as the Muggle world, issues such as poverty, war, and...
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
- Jewish Values and Ethics in Harry Potter Boston Park Plaza - Thoreau, 4th Floor
- 4:00 PM EDT - 5:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
- This presentation will be on how to teach values and ethics in Harry Potter. Benjamin, who currently teaches Jewish values and ethics in Harry Pott...
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
- Harry Potter: Tales of Morality to Inspire the Young and Old Boston Park Plaza - Thoreau, 4th Floor
- 10:00 AM EDT - 11:00 AM EDT | 1 hour
- Building upon the work of John Granger (Finding God in Harry Potter) and Russell Dalton (Faith Journey Through Fantasy Lands), I will show how the ...
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
- Being an Adult Fan of a Children's Book Series Boston Park Plaza - Thoreau, 4th Floor
- 11:00 AM EDT - 12:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Jennifer and Shelly are interested in discussing how adults cope with the skepticism of being a Harry Potter fan. Are you affected? Or are you obli...
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
- Hearing the Music in Harry Potter Boston Park Plaza - Thoreau, 4th Floor
- 2:00 PM EDT - 2:30 PM EDT | 30 minutes
- This presentation provides analysis and discussion of when music and song appear in the books and how the theme is treated by J.K. Rowling, especia...
2:30 PM
2:30 PM
- How young is too young for Harry's readers? Boston Park Plaza - Thoreau, 4th Floor
- 2:30 PM EDT - 3:30 PM EDT | 1 hour
- The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling is notable among children's literature in several regards. One aspect of the series that is both creative a...
3:30 PM
3:30 PM
- Comedy in Harry Potter Boston Park Plaza - Thoreau, 4th Floor
- 3:30 PM EDT - 4:30 PM EDT | 1 hour
- Mad muggles and witty wizards populate the Potterverse. From The Adventures o Marting Miggs to Zonko's Joke Shop, the wizarding world likes a laugh...