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Sessions

Thursday 14 July, 2011

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
To Beta or not to Beta - Workshop/Discussion
50 minutes, 9:00 AM EDT - 9:50 AM EDT

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Tarsie Franklin (Moderator)

Rachael Murphy (Moderator)

Les Dowich (Moderator)

This will be an hour long discussion of how to be a bet...
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
Why Fred?
50 minutes, 10:00 AM EDT - 10:50 AM EDT

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From the moment he first uttered “honestly woman and you call yourself our mother”, Fred Weasley was marked to die by the end of the Harry Potter s...
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
Death Eater Recruitment and Training
50 minutes, 11:00 AM EDT - 11:50 AM EDT

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This informational training session is for those who identify as Death Eaters and/or those who identify as “other” but still want a piece of the a...
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
The Harry Potter Experience in South Africa
50 minutes, 12:00 PM EDT - 12:50 PM EDT

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Lecture

Tara Weinberg (Participant)

The Harry Potter fandom in South Africa was in some ways tied to the wider fan frenzy surrounding the books. But Tara Weinberg argues that her "exp...
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
What Imprinting, Attachment, Learning and Magic Teach Us About Survival in Harry Potter
50 minutes, 1:00 PM EDT - 1:50 PM EDT

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Lecture

Lesley G Hathorn (Participant)

Mary-Louise Hathorn (Participant)

The paths that Harry and Lord Voldemort take in their struggles for survival are so very different from each other. Both were orphans and both had ...
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
The Books vs The Movies: What Was Left Out and Why It's Important
1 hour 50 minutes, 2:00 PM EDT - 3:50 PM EDT

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Sara Fogle (Participant)

Kate Rockhold (Participant)

Billy Latta (Participant)

Ashley Benning (Participant)

Maggie Parke (Participant)

In this panel, academics within film studies, professionals in the field of film production and adaptation, and a few die-hard fans, will use the H...
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
A Writer's Guide to Harry Potter – Workshop and Lecture
50 minutes, 4:00 PM EDT - 4:50 PM EDT

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Susan Sipal (Participant)

Using Ms Rowling’s phenomenally popular series as a base, we will delve below the surface of her prose to determine what made her writing so magica...

Friday 15 July, 2011

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
The Sorting Process - How the Sorting Hat Works
50 minutes, 11:00 AM EDT - 11:50 AM EDT

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Lecture

Josephine Bahn (Participant)

We all know what the Sorting Hat does. He perpetuates the spirit and strengths of each house. How does the Sorting Hat make the decisions that plac...
12:00 PM
12:00 PM
Rowling's Not So Flawed Plan: The Elder Wand as a Symbol of Masculine Power and the Importance of Love Between Its Masters
50 minutes, 12:00 PM EDT - 12:50 PM EDT

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Lecture

This lecture will examine the phallic nature of The Elder Wand, and its use as a symbol of masculine power, and identity. Essie will discuss the fa...
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
Sirius-ly Celibate?
50 minutes, 1:00 PM EDT - 1:50 PM EDT

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Discussion

Nancee Lee-Allen (Participant)

Many people find Sirius Black to be the sexiest character in the Harry Potter series, though no one knows if Sirius ever had a date! His love life ...
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
Harry Potter in the Classroom
50 minutes, 2:00 PM EDT - 2:50 PM EDT

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Workshop

Krista Domin (Participant)

To reach students teachers have to think outside of the box more than ever. Educators need to look to pop culture to help their students gain inter...
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
All About the Harry Potter Alliance, Introduction to the Deathly Hallows Campaign
1 hour 50 minutes, 3:00 PM EDT - 4:50 PM EDT

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Andrew Slack (Participant)

Kate Looby (Participant)

Karen Bernstein (Participant)

Taekia Blackwell, Mischief Management (Participant)

Jennifer Dorsey, Uplift: Online Communities Against Sexual Violence (Participant)

The Harry Potter Alliance is a nonprofit organization dedicated to using the messages of Harry Potter to inspire activism in the community. In the ...
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
Imagine Better: The Future of the Harry Potter Alliance
50 minutes, 5:00 PM EDT - 5:50 PM EDT

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Karen Bernstein (Participant)

Taekia Blackwell, Mischief Management (Participant)

Andrew Slack (Participant)

Jennifer Dorsey, Uplift: Online Communities Against Sexual Violence (Participant)

Kate Looby (Participant)

Saturday 16 July, 2011

Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
9:00 AM
9:00 AM
That’s How We Do it in Gryffindor, Bitches: Sorting in the Harry Potter Fandom
50 minutes, 9:00 AM EDT - 9:50 AM EDT

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Lecture

Heather Dunphy (Participant)

In this presentation, Heather explores how fans sort themselves and others into Hogwarts houses, what membership to a house communicates to other f...
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
Parenting Styles of Teachers at Hogwarts
50 minutes, 10:00 AM EDT - 10:50 AM EDT

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Lecture

Lesley G Hathorn (Participant)

Mary-Louise Hathorn (Participant)

In this discussion, we will explore how the parenting styles of the teachers shaped the behavior of the students. Although parents and teachers ma...
11:00 AM
11:00 AM
Muggle-Made Magic: The Real Science of Invisibility Cloaks and Everlasting Fire
50 minutes, 11:00 AM EDT - 11:50 AM EDT

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Lecture

Elizabeth Kowalski (Participant)

This lecture will discuss Muggle achievements in replicating magic, focusing on the development of real-life Invisibility Cloaks and Everlasting Fi...
1:00 PM
1:00 PM
Bring Hogwarts to You!
50 minutes, 1:00 PM EDT - 1:50 PM EDT

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Jillian Staniec (Participant)

Vicky Gudelot (Participant)

Have you ever wanted to have a Hogwarts inspired event? In the classroom or at camp? Didn't know how to do it? Come to this proposal where you will...
2:00 PM
2:00 PM
Creating a Hogwarts Vacation Bible School
50 minutes, 2:00 PM EDT - 2:50 PM EDT

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Through this round table discussion, Barnhart will share her ideas on how to connect Harry Potter to a child’s spirituality, the logistics of how t...
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
Lumos and Avada Kedavra: The Magical Power of Language
50 minutes, 3:00 PM EDT - 3:50 PM EDT

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Lecture

Laura Knotts (Participant)

“Fear of a name only increases fear of the thing itself.” Hermione Granger wisely points this out as an oddly mature second year. She is teaching o...
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
Transmedia Storytelling and the Potterverse: Fandom Legitimized At Last!
50 minutes, 4:00 PM EDT - 4:50 PM EDT

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Cathy Leogrande, Le Moyne College (Participant)

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...