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Valerie Estelle Frankel

Participates in 7 items
Valerie Estelle Frankel has won a Dream Realm Award, an Indie Excellence Award, and a USA Book News National Best Book Award for her Henry Potty parodies. She's the author of 50 books on pop culture, including Doctor Who - The What, Where, and How and Sherlock: Every Canon Reference You May Have Missed in BBC's Series 1-3. Her books often focus on women's roles in fiction, from heroine's journey guides like Buffy and the Heroine's Journey to books like Women in Game of Thrones. Once a lecturer at San Jose State University, she's a frequent speaker at conferences. Explore her research at vefrankel.com.

Sessions in which Valerie Estelle Frankel participates

Friday 10 August, 2012

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
2:00 PM
2:00 PM

Hilton Chicago - Northwest Hall 1

Lecture

Valerie Estelle Frankel (Participant)

Valerie Estelle Frankel has done all three, from successful query letters, book proposals, and finding an agent to formatting her own advanced revi...
4:00 PM
4:00 PM
The Heroine's Journey
50 minutes, 4:00 PM CDT - 4:50 PM CDT

Hilton Chicago - Northwest Hall 1

Lecture

Valerie Estelle Frankel (Participant)

Many are familiar with Joseph Campbell’s theory of the hero’s journey, the idea that every man thr...
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
Harry Potter: Still Recruiting Party
50 minutes, 5:00 PM CDT - 5:50 PM CDT

Hilton Chicago - Northwest Hall 1

Valerie Estelle Frankel (Participant)

Harry Potter: Still Recruiting has just been released from Zossima Press. Through interviews and a...

Saturday 11 August, 2012

Time Zone: (GMT-06:00) Central Time (US & Canada)
10:00 AM
10:00 AM
The Real Deathly Hallows and Harry Potter's Origins
50 minutes, 10:00 AM CDT - 10:50 AM CDT

Hilton Chicago - Northwest Hall 3

Lecture

Valerie Estelle Frankel (Participant)

The Thirteen Hallows of Britain in Arthurian Legend, included an invisibility cloak and a surcoat, that, like the Sorting Hat, could identify th...
3:00 PM
3:00 PM
The Pantheon Among Hogwarts Professors
50 minutes, 3:00 PM CDT - 3:50 PM CDT

Hilton Chicago - Northwest Hall 5

Lecture

Valerie Estelle Frankel (Participant)

All pantheons of ancient mythologies have similar archetypes. The Hogwarts teachers as they sit along their long table reflect these archetypes,...
5:00 PM
5:00 PM
Is Azkaban Like the Can?
50 minutes, 5:00 PM CDT - 5:50 PM CDT

Hilton Chicago - Northwest Hall 1

Lecture

Valerie Estelle Frankel (Participant)

The proposed presentation will explore how conditions at Azkaban relate to current prison circumstances in the United States. Appalling conditio...
6:00 PM
6:00 PM
Names and Symbols in the Hunger Games
50 minutes, 6:00 PM CDT - 6:50 PM CDT

Hilton Chicago - Northwest Hall 2

Lecture

Valerie Estelle Frankel (Participant)

Who was Cinna? What do the hawthorn and primrose symbolize? Or President Snow’s roses and Peeta’s bread? As with series like Harry Potter...