Claudia Morales

Participates in 7 items

Claudia Morales is a writer, Gryffindor, and all-around dweeb. She makes zines, talks too much about wizard rock, and and co-runs a series of readings at the Brian Malfoy Manor House Show Series in Woonsocket, RI. Her writing about the Harry Potter community has been published in MTV News, Paste Magazine, The Establishment, and more. She only eats Snitchwiches, only listens to wizard rock, and also only listens to the Mountain Goats.

Sessions in which Claudia Morales participates

Friday 10 August, 2018

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

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 ...

2:00 PM

The Strong Women of Harry Potter

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

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

Panel

Bayana Davis, Black Girls Create (Participant)

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

Taekia Blackwell, Mischief Management (Participant)

Claudia Morales (Participant)

Harry Potter is full of strong, powerful, woman role models, from Lily to Molly, Minerva to Ginny, and Tonks to Hermione. But are J.K. Rowli...

3:15 PM

Fandom U: The Stuff You Might Have Missed

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

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

Panel

Claudia Morales (Participant)

Eric Scull, MuggleCast (Participant)

Previously in the Harry Potter Fandom....If you're new to fandom, this panel is the quick, one stop shop of everything you need to know to b...

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

Queerness in Harry Potter

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

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

Panel

Jackson Bird, Sorted: Growing Up (Participant)

Claudia Morales (Participant)

Josh Wittge (Moderator)

Mark Oshiro, Anger is a Gift (Participant)

Abby Ritter, Mischief Management (Participant)

A discussion about the different LGBTQ+ characters in Harry Potter and the Wizarding World. We'll be talking about the appearance of queer c...

12:45 PM

Fandom and Consumerism

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

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

Panel

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

Brad Ausrotas, Con of Thrones / LeakyCon (Moderator)

Claudia Morales (Participant)

Jordan Ellis (Participant)

We've all said some form of, "Just one more wand!" or, "But I need that Ravenclaw sweater with the house colors from the books!" This session explo...

Sunday 12 August, 2018

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

4:30 PM

Accio Identity: Wizard Rock and the Magic of Community

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

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

Panel

Abby Ritter, Mischief Management (Participant)

AJ Solomon, Mischief Management (Participant)

Lauren Fairweather (Participant)

Madison Ironfield (Participant)

Claudia Morales (Participant)

Wizard rock is more than a music genre; anyone who has been to a show can tell you that. Over the years, it’s become as much about the community as...