I’m very proud to announce the publication of my chapter in Time Lords & Tribbles, Winchesters & Muggles! The collection celebrates five years of the DePaul Pop Culture Conference. I was accepted this year, with Harry Potter as the 2017 theme. The book, edited by Isabella Menichiello and Paul Booth, is available on Amazon and Blurb. All proceeds go … Continue reading Chapter Publication: Authorship in Harry Potter
I had a great time at the conference this weekend—it was exciting to meet so many accomplished and dedicated Potter scholars who share my passion! I’m hoping to keep in touch with some of the presenters I met and build this work with them as major changes continue impacting the Potter franchise.
Once every three months, Pages convene for a TED Talks-style summit during which a handful share stories, experiences, talents or opinions of personal significance with the rest of the Program. I seized the opportunity to illustrate my ongoing passion for Harry Potter with an all-new angle: the PageTalks coordinator, Jeff Gordon, asked us presenters to … Continue reading PageTalks
Chestnut Hill College selected my senior thesis and capstone for presentation at this year’s Harry Potter Conference held outside Philadelphia, Penn. later this week. The conference sold out its 400-person capacity for the event that featured presentations from academics, students and independent scholars. The Harry Potter Conference schedule and abstracts can be found on the … Continue reading Harry Potter Conference
At the graduation reception for the Department of Film, Television and Theatre, my thesis advisor and dean of the fine arts, Dr. Jim Collins, honored me with the Joseph P. O’Toole award for Film Studies. The FTT faculty present this award to the graduating senior for outstanding work in critical studies. For academic writing samples … Continue reading O’Toole Award for Film Studies
My senior thesis, “‘Accio, Author!’: The Convergence and Dispersal of Authorships in the ‘Harry Potter’ Franchise,” earned recognition from both the Glynn Family Honors Program and the Department of Film, Television and Theatre (FTT). Dr. Jim Collins directed the project, and it was submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the Honors Program and FTT. … Continue reading Honors Thesis Awards
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