Harry Potter Spring 2009

Movie Nite

hpowers1968 — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 14:24:12 +0000

Tonight at 7:00 p.m. we will watch Order of the Phoenix in 101 (or 118, or whatever that classroom is). Brett will bring the movie!!!

points!

hpowers1968 — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:05:10 +0000

5 points to Slytherin for “Hufflepunks” insult ( you can thank Tiffany, she wanted to reward you for creativity)

Movie nite to continue after break

hpowers1968 — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 17:17:12 +0000

looks like we’ll pick up with movie 3 after break.

see you tomorrow!

Course Wiki?

hpowers1968 — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:13:40 +0000

View This Poll

Friday readings: HP and Twilight

hpowers1968 — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:37:17 +0000

Again, I forgot to mention movie nite. sigh.

Thursday, 7:30 pm, Prisoner of Azkaban? we can look for the subtext. let me know if you will come, if no takers, we’ll wait until after break. email me with your response.

Also – on the jouissance tip: check out this Salon article.

Stephen King on J.K. Rowling, Stephenie Meyer

Hogwarts Professor: On Critical Reception of Harry Potter and Twilight (read parts 1-3)

nb: check out Hogwarts Professor’s comment on our syllabus

Time Magazine: Stephenie Meyer: A New J.K. Rowling?

It’s Official: Twilight Trumps Potter

Readings for Wed. 2/25

hpowers1968 — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 18:25:26 +0000

for now – check Cori’s blog and read the Catherine Tosenberger articles and the Anna Rogozinska article. I’ll make this pretty later.

10 more points for Gryffindor!!!!

Readings for Monday (2/23): Gender

hpowers1968 — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 20:27:59 +0000

“Me! Books! And Cleverness!:” Stereotypical Portrayals in the Harry Potter Series

Out of this World (42-55)

HP and the Complicated Politics of Identity

Harry’s Girls: Harry Potter and the Discourse of Gender

Movie 2/19 7:30 pm

hpowers1968 — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 17:27:15 +0000

I’ll be showing the third film in our classroom Thursday night. 7:30 is a compromise time. Feel free to come in late, leave early, whatevers.

Check out the Blog assignments

hpowers1968 — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 16:04:45 +0000

Ok, people, I was being very unclear again. I have posted what I can remember of your blog assignments on the new page “Blog assignments.” Some of you are behind, some of you have done extra. Extra never hurts, don’t worry.

Please also respond to the blogs of the people in your house. Starting with the second one.

Readings for Friday (2/20)

hpowers1968 — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 23:57:44 +0000

Harold Bloom: http://wrt-brooke.syr.edu/courses/205.03/bloom.html

William Safire: http://www.cesnur.org/recens/potter_013.htm

Kjos Ministries: http://www.crossroad.to/text/articles/Harry&Witchcraft.htm