Schedule of Events
Friday, February 24
12:00 p.m. - Ohio Union Lower Level - Lounge Area
Registration and Refreshments
12:25 p.m. - Milestones Room (Ohio Union)
Welcoming remarks - Dr. Graeme Boone, Director of the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies
12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m. - Milestones Room (Ohio Union)
Session I : Mappa Mundi
“Magical Feasts- Connecting Harry Potter to Medieval England”- Reba Kocher, The Ohio State University- “The Magic of Puppetry- Wielding Power through Dependency” - Kaelyn McAdams, The Ohio State University
- “Dumbledore and Merlin- Parallels Between Two Famous Wizards” - Megan MacDonald, The Ohio State University
- “The Fandom’s Secret Keeper- J.K. Rowling and the Intentional Fallacy” - Melissa Villalobos, Florida Atlantic University
- " Transfiguration for Muggles- Searching for the Ideal-I in Harry Potter" - Gabriela Almendarez, California State University, Northridge
- Carmen Meza, The Ohio State University, chair
2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. - Break
2:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. - Maudine Cow Room (Ohio Union)
Session II: “Staging Magic, From Shakespeare’s The Tempest to Harry Potter and The Cursed Child” - Roundtable Discussion with Members of the Lord Denney's Players
Manuel Jacquez (chair), Sarah Neville, Hannibal Hamlin, Emory Noakes, Antony Shuttleworth, Mary Grace Thibault (The Ohio State University)
4:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. - Break
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. - U.S. Bank Conference Theater (Ohio Union)
Keynote Lecture
“Repurposing Classical Myth and Medieval Bestiaries in Harry Potter” - John Block Friedman, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, emeritus
6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. - Orton Hall, Geological Museum
Reception (specific registration required: see the conference registration form)
7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. - 110 Orton Hall
Pub-Style Team-Based Harry Potter Trivia (open to all!)
Saturday, February 25
9:00 a.m. - Registration and Refreshments
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Maudine Cow Room
Session III: Magic, Fantasy, Spirituality
- “Wands, Weapons, and the (Medieval) Wizarding World” - Alexandra Garner, University of Oregon
- “Possession, Consumption, and Adornment- Medieval and Early Modern Magic and Alchemy, Voldemort Style” - Li Parrent, University of York
- “Bottle Fame, Brew Glory- Harry Potter and Medieval Botanical Lore” - Bethany Christiansen, The Ohio State University
- “Harry Potter and the Sacramental Imagination” - Emily Strand, Mount Caramel College of Nursing
- Heather Frazier, The Ohio State University, chair
Milestones Room
Session IV: Music in Potter Time
- “Creating a Hero- ‘Hedwig’s Theme’ and Character Development in Harry Potter” - Elizabeth Kirkendoll, The Ohio State University
- “Harry Potter Film Music and its Romantic Antecedents” - Arved Ashby, The Ohio State University
- "Harry Potter Hits YouTube" - Dana Plank-Blasko, The Ohio State University
- “Gaming the Medievalist World in Harry Potter” - Karen Cook, University of Hartford
- Graeme Boone, The Ohio State University, chair
Creative Arts Room
Exhibits and Artisans
- Calligraphy Guild of Columbus
- Library Books and Manuscripts, with Eric Johnson (OSU Rare Books) and Pasha Johnson (Hilandar Research Library)
- John Gustafson - traditional woodcarving
- Sharon Mech - fiber arts
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Lunch
Dance Room 1
"The TriWizard Tournament of 1594- An Enchanting Commedia dell'Arte"
The Confused Greenies of the Players' Patchwork Theatre Company
1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Maudine Cow Room
Session V: Character, Environment
- “Seeking Shakespeare’s ‘Green World’ in the Forbidden Forest- The Forest as a Regenerative Space in the Harry Potter Series” - Elizabeth Cook, University of Birmhingham
- “No Grace for James? James Potter & The Noble Heathen” - Zachary Jordan Melton, University of Iceland
- “’Filth! Scum! By-Products of Dirt and Vileness!’ The Dirt on Dirt in the Harry Potter Series” - Beth Sutton-Ramspeck, The Ohio State University
- “Alohomora the Locks, Lumos the Lamps, and Revelio the Secret Passageways- Exploring Hogwarts and Exposing Its Role as a Character in the Harry Potter Series” - Bethany Kaser, Duquesne University
- Daniel Knapper, The Ohio State University, chair
Milestones Room
Session VI: Fan Cultures
- “Departing Now from Platform 9 3:4- Harry Potter Movie Fan Pilgrimages" - J. Caroline Toy, The Ohio State University
- “Minority Sexualities and Diverse Identities in Harry Potter Fanfiction" - Jasmine Stork, The Ohio State University
- "Reading Secular Texts as Sacred- A Case Study of 'Harry Potter and the Sacred Text'" - Sarah Craycraft, The Ohio State University
- "What Constitutes Canon? Fan Responses to Fluidity and Discrepancy in the Potterverse" - Sarah Dove, The Ohio State University
- Ryann Patrus, The Ohio State University
- Sarah Dunlap, The Ohio State University
180 Hagerty Hall
1:30-3 Falconry Presentation with Joe Dorrian (Ohio School of Falconry) and Professor James McNelis (Wilmington College)
*THE FALCON FOR THIS AFTERNOON'S PLANNED DEMONSTRATION MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE, DUE TO UNFORSEEN CIRCUMSTANCES. APOLOGIES FOR THE INCONVENIENCE.
Dance Room 2
1:30 - 2 Instrumental Music Performance by the Medieval and Renaissance Performers Guild
2:15 - 2:45 Song Show by the Medieval and Renaissance Performers Guild
Dance Room 1
3:00 Stage Magic Show with Chris Marek
3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Break
Dance Room 2
3:30 Interactive Dance Show by the Medieval and Renaissance Performers Guild
Dance Room 1
3:30 Stage Magic Show with Chris Marek
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m
Maudine Cow Room
Session VII : Roundtable Discussion on Popular Culture and Fantasy
Jared Gardner, Barry Shank, Stephen Yandell, James McNelis, and Graeme Boone (chair) (The Ohio State University)
Dance Room 1
4:15 Stage Fight Demo by the Medieval and Renaissance Performers Guild