Porshéa Patterson-Hurst

She/Her/Hers

Research Team Lead

The Harry Potter Alliance

Participates in 5 items

Porshéa Patterson-Hurst is the public opinion research associate for The Opportunity Agenda, a social justice communication lab in New York. She consults with allies in the field to identify and obtain pertinent research needs in the areas of immigration, criminal legal reform, and poverty. She also volunteers as the Research Team Lead for the Harry Potter Alliance, co-hosts the Castle Black podcast on the Loudspeakers Network, and is a frequent contributor to Black Girls Create. Follow her on Twitter @Porshea_obvi.

Sessions in which Porshéa Patterson-Hurst participates

Friday 10 August, 2018

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

12:45 PM

What about the Ravenclaws?

1 hour, 12:45 PM CDT - 1:45 PM CDT

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Troll Room (A308)

Meetup

Christine Chapman, Uplift: Online Communities Against Sexual Violence (Participant)

Porshéa Patterson-Hurst, The Harry Potter Alliance (Participant)

We cheered for Harry when the Sorting Hat placed him in Gryffindor, Hufflepuffs got their lead in the loveable Newt Scamander, and Cursed Child

Saturday 11 August, 2018

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

3:15 PM

Hogwarts BSU

1 hour, 3:15 PM CDT - 4:15 PM CDT

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - MainStage (Ballroom A)

Panel

Constance Gibbs, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Bayana Davis, Black Girls Create (Moderator)

Luke Youngblood, Harry Potter films (Participant)

Louis Cordice, Harry Potter films (Participant)

Robyn Jordan, Black Girls Create (Moderator)

Porshéa Patterson-Hurst, The Harry Potter Alliance (Participant)

What is the Black Student Union like at Hogwarts? We'll be discussing our experiences in the Potter fandom and what we think the black ...

Sunday 12 August, 2018

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

10:15 AM

Good Witch, Mad Series: Portrayals of Women in Harry Potter

1 hour, 10:15 AM CDT - 11:15 AM CDT

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Mirror of Erised Room (A309/310)

Roundtable

Leah Cornish, Mischief Management (Participant)

Porshéa Patterson-Hurst, The Harry Potter Alliance (Moderator)

Elsa Ruck, The Lovegoods (Participant)

Steph Anderson, Tonks and the Aurors (Participant)

Lizzie Keiper (Participant)

Would the Harry Potter series pass the Bechdel test? Do Molly Weasley and Rita Skeeter perpetuate slut-shaming? What does the series imply about fe...

12:45 PM

New Century, Who Dis? Do We Really Need the Statute of Secrecy Anymore?

1 hour, 12:45 PM CDT - 1:45 PM CDT

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Divination Room (A115/117)

Discussion

Constance Gibbs, Black Girls Create (Moderator)

Delia Gallegos, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Porshéa Patterson-Hurst, The Harry Potter Alliance (Participant)

Alice Pearce (Participant)

Marigrace Angelo (Participant)

Junior Members of the Wizengamot gather to debate the merit of keeping or abolishing the centuries old Statute of Secrecy Law and work to determine...

4:30 PM

The Case for Harry Potter and Black Lives Matter

1 hour, 4:30 PM CDT - 5:30 PM CDT

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Wizard's Chess Room (A306/307)

Roundtable

Delia Gallegos, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Bayana Davis, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Robyn Jordan, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Porshéa Patterson-Hurst, The Harry Potter Alliance (Participant)

A look at the parallels of Harry Potter being a person who accused the government of discriminatory behavior but wasn’t believed until peopl...