Robyn Jordan

She/Her/Hers

Co-Founder and Head of Community; Co-host #WizardTeam: A Harry Potter Podcast

Black Girls Create

Participates in 12 items

Robyn has been a nerd since her first Scholastic school fair. Life forever changed when she discovered the Harry Potter series and nothing was the same for her or the people around her. Robyn is a true California girl, born and raised all over Southern California she now lives in Oakland with her crazed puppy, Luna Lovegood, but will always make it home to San Diego for Comic-Con.

Sessions in which Robyn Jordan participates

Friday 10 August, 2018

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

11:30 AM

#WizardTeam Live Podcast Recording

1 hour, 11:30 AM CDT - 12:30 PM CDT

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Phoenix Room (A201/202)

Podcast

Robyn Jordan, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Bayana Davis, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Join #WizardTeam, a Harry Potter podcast, as we record live and discuss the Real MVP of the series, Hermione Jean Granger. We’ll talk about ...

12:45 PM

Mutual Respect and Kinship: Race and Harry Potter

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

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

Panel

Delia Gallegos, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Constance Gibbs, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Bayana Davis, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Robyn Jordan, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Mark Oshiro, Anger is a Gift (Participant)

Claudia Morales (Participant)

During the backlash against "History of Magic in North America," J.K. Rowling explained away racism in the Wizarding World, saying that “there was ...

4:30 PM

Keeping it Fresh: Potter Podcasts in 2018

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

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - MainStage (Ballroom A)

Panel

Eric Scull, MuggleCast (Participant)

Robyn Jordan, Black Girls Create (Moderator)

Ariana Nedelman, Harry Potter and the Sacred Text (Participant)

Bayana Davis, Black Girls Create (Moderator)

Vanessa Zoltan, Not-Sorry productions and Harry Potter & the Sacred Text (Participant)

Melissa Anelli, Mischief Management (Participant)

It's been 11 years since the last book was released, and 7 since we saw the last movie and Potter podcasts manage to stay relevant afte...

Saturday 11 August, 2018

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

10:15 AM

Positive Fandom: Creating a Community without Gatekeeping

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

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

Panel

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

Robyn Jordan, Black Girls Create (Moderator)

Janae Phillips, Harry Potter Alliance (Participant)

Olivia Dolphin, Wizards in Space Literary Magazine (Participant)

Claudia Morales (Participant)

Harry Potter and the Wizarding World are parts of our identities; they're our home. How do we create a welcoming and safe space for everyone...

11:30 AM

Potterhead of Color Meetup

1 hour, 11:30 AM CDT - 12:30 PM CDT

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Astronomy Room (A124/127)

Meetup

Robyn Jordan, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Bayana Davis, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Are you a Potterhead of Color looking to be nerdy with other Potterheads of Color? Come to this meetup to discuss the students of color at Hogwarts...

2:00 PM

LeakyCon Cosplay Contest

1 hour, 2:00 PM CDT - 3:00 PM CDT

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - MainStage (Ballroom A)

Special Event

Robyn Jordan, Black Girls Create (Moderator)

Jenny Smyth (Participant)

Sami Nummi, Mischief Management (Participant)

Brad Ausrotas, Con of Thrones / LeakyCon (Participant)

Take a look at this year's greatest cosplay at our annual contest.TO PARTICIPATE: Participation will be limited to the first 7...

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

Civic Engagement in the Magical Community

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

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Fluffy Room (A301)

Panel

Maggie Brevig (Participant)

Robyn Jordan, Black Girls Create (Participant)

From getting involved in the Hogwarts Board of Governors, to writing op-eds in the Daily Prophet, we've seen a number of different ways that people...

11:30 AM

Creating Voldemort: the Statue of Secrecy & Wizard/Pureblood Privilege (OC)

1 hour, 11:30 AM CDT - 12:30 PM CDT

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Phoenix Room (A201/202)

Panel

Kylie Madden, Mischief Management (Participant)

Robyn Jordan, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Delia Gallegos, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Constance Gibbs, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Bayana Davis, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Voldemort’s philosophies and actions are extreme, but did Wizarding society make it easy for him to thrive? In this panel we will talk about the St...

2:00 PM

A Black Girl Magic Roll-Call

1 hour, 2:00 PM CDT - 3:00 PM CDT

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Phoenix Room (A201/202)

Roundtable

Delia Gallegos, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Bayana Davis, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Robyn Jordan, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Constance Gibbs, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Class is in session. We're taking attendance and calling out the names of any and every Black witch or woman that can be identified in the series. ...

3:15 PM

The Wizarding Social Safety Net

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

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Devil's Snare Room (A302/303)

Panel

Delia Gallegos, Black Girls Create (Participant)

Maggie Brevig (Participant)

Abby Ritter, Mischief Management (Participant)

Robyn Jordan, Black Girls Create (Participant)

We'll discuss societal elements of the Wizarding World we don't know much about. In the muggle world, if we go to the hospital we pay out of pocket...

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...