Potterverse Politics: Reading Harry Potter as an Allegory for Contemporary Socio-Political Issues

What:

Discussion

When:

5:00 PM, Saturday 11 Aug 2012 CDT (50 minutes)

Where:

Hilton Chicago - Northwest Hall 4

In this roundtable we will discuss how the Harry Potter series analogizes real-world political and social issues in order to present these themes to young audiences. Finally, we will consider the challenges and benefits of using Harry Potter as a pedagogical tool to empower children and young adults to address contemporary social and political issues in their own lives and to embody the values of their beloved characters.

Sara Rasmussen

Participant

Mehera Nori

Participant

Claire Johnson

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