Join Dave Kale, George Naylor, and yours truly for a live pubcast as we look back over at the Harry Potter events of 2011!
Pubcast Tonight on Middle Earth Radio
November 21, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Come over to Middle Earth Radio this evening at 10 as Travis Prinzi, Jenna St. Hillaire, and Rev. George dish about the lesser (and perhaps not so lesser) villians of the Hogwarts novels. I’ll be chiming in with my thoughts and some insights on the Breaking Dawn film, and the intrepid Dave Kale of Middle Earth Network will join us as well. Enjoy!
Join the Potter Pundits live at 10 Tonight
November 7, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Come join John Granger and fill-in Pundit Elizabeth Baird Hardy tonight at 10 as we discuss Harry Potter as shared text!
http://radio.mymiddle-earth.net/2011/11/08/the-potter-pundits-live-tonight-on-hogs-head-pubcast/
What do they teach them in these schools? College courses in Harry Potter and Reading Selections we Actually Enjoy
August 19, 2011 by 4 Comments
Last week, I worked late registration at my college, helping students as they tried to get everything sorted out for their semester. Although I think our classes are plenty fun, some of the larger institutions obviously are way ahead of the game with classes that, at least in title, connect to Harry Potter. Even in non-Harry-themed courses in colleges, universities, high schools, junior high, and elementary schools across the country, students this fall will be reading some of the books we discuss here. In my own Expository Writing classes, my students will be reading The Hunger Games, which I began implementing a year ago. Join me after the jump to see a list of Fifteen Fascinating College Course for the Ultimate Potter Scholar (as posted on the Best Colleges Online website) and for some conversation about the books teachers are assigning this fall. [Read more…]
Deathly Hallows Part 2 Film Countdown Begins: Getting Ready for the Big Premiere
June 25, 2011 by 3 Comments
As the excitement increases about next month’s release of the second half of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, we’ll be posting plenty of relevant pieces about plans, activities, and feedback. But we’ll also be revisiting some our “Greatest Hits” that relate to the film. If you have a favorite from the archives that you’d like to see featured as part of the countdown, send us a note, and we’ll dust it off and bring out! For those who really get into the whole movie premiere hoopla, now is the time to make plans (and maybe a swell costume, if you are into that sort of thing). I’m looking forward to seeing what folks are sporting at Leaky-Con, where many of them will be going to the midnight release. Though I don’t do the costume angle myself, I am a keen spectator, and I love seeing creative approaches (last year at Infinitus, several of the HogPros wondered for hours about the guy in the soda jerk outfit; he was Florean Fortescue). Melanie Lee, friend of this blog, has a fun persona and plan that she’ll be using to reach out to others on July 15, and she’s sharing some of her goodies with us. We’d also like to hear what others have planned, too! [Read more…]
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