Cathy Leogrande is a Professor in the Teacher Education Department of the Purcell School of Professional Studies at Le Moyne College, a Jesuit college in New York. Her teaching and research focus issues of race, class, gender, and disability in all areas of popular culture, including comics and graphic novels, film, videogames and YA lit. She has written and presented on the Potter series for over 10 years and teaches several courses based on Rowling's works.
Sessions in which Cathy Leogrande participates
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- Where’s Harry? Hogwarts’ Place in American Higher Education Loews Royal Pacific Resort - Banda Sea 1
- 3:00 PM EDT - 3:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- This session will focus on a discussion of the content and reaction to the variety of college courses that use Rowling’s novels and related resourc...
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4:00 PM
- Transmedia Storytelling and the Potterverse: Fandom Legitimized At Last! Loews Royal Pacific Resort - South China Sea
- 4:00 PM EDT - 4:50 PM EDT | 50 minutes
- This session explores the work of Henry Jenkins on the creative power of fans and the value of their addition to many aspects of popular culture. T...