The Laurentian Letters
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| Title: | The Laurentian Letters" |
| Publisher: | Laurentian Normal School of Consolidated Magicks |
| Editor(s): | Stephanie Dutchen et al. |
| Date(s): | July 2004 |
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| Fandom: | Harry Potter |
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The Laurentian Letters" has the subtitle: "Conference Proceedings of Convention Alley, Ottawa, Ontario. It is a 223-page collection of Harry Potter essays and articles.
It was printed as a comb bound letter size zine with a clear plastic cover. The cover art and interior title page design was by R.J. Anderson.
It was edited by Stephanie Dutchen, Amanda Lowanski, Phyllis Morris and Diana Patterson.
Introduction
This work is a compilation of the conference proceedings of Convention Alley, Canada's first Harry Potter literary conference for grown-up fans of the series. The conference was held at the University of Ottawa from July 30- August 1, 2004.This work is not a spin-off, companion volume, sequel or prequel to the Harry Potter series. Convention Alley was an unofficial event and neither the event nor these proceedings have been endorsed or sanctioned by Warner Bros., the Harry Potter book publishers or J.K. Rowling and her representatives....
The theories and opinions in the papers contained herein are the responsibility of the authors and not the Laurentian Normal School of Consolidated Magicks or any of its non-magical points of contact. No part of any paper may be reproduced in any form without the permission of the author....
The cover art depicts the fictional Laurentian Normal School of Consolidated Magicks. By special permission of the Canadian Magical Authority, non-magical people were invited by the Laurentian Normal School of Consolidated Magicks to attend a three-day literary conference within the premises of Convention Alley (known in the non-magical world as the University of Ottawa).
Tale of Contents
Formal Individual Presentations
- The Artistry of Jim Dale: The American Audio Version of the Harry Potter Novels by Lynn Eddy (9)
- Balancing Right and Wrong: Rule-Breaking in the Harry Potter Novels by Janet Ayles (23)
- Celtic and West Country Influences in the Harry Potter Books by Roslyn Blyn-LaDrew (31)
- "A Deeply Horrible Person": The Unlikely Redemption of Severus Snape by R.J. Anderson (42)
- Deja Vu with a Twist - The Use of Archetypes in Harry Potter by Trista Merrill (55)
- "D'you think we've got nothing better to do in Potions than listen to Snape?": Listening in Harry Potter by Diana Patterson (94)
- From Tom Brown to Tom Riddle: J.K. Rowling and the Tradition of the Public School Story (Abstract) by Elizabeth Galway (107)
- Harry's International Readers: Global Understanding or Culture Shock? by Ursula Bergenthal (109)
- Let's Chat About the Rat A No-Holds Barred Discussion of the Enigma that is Peter Pettigrew by Amy Webb and Sharon Brown (121)
- Limitations on the Fantasy and the Superiority of the Real in Harry Potter by Marya Rogers (173)
- Living and Surviving in Harry Potter: The Boy, the Bell Jar, and the Prophecy by Erika Lachapelle (178)
- Prisons in the Wizard World vs. Prisons in the Muggle World by Amber Gazdic (186)
- Queering Children's Literature: The Role of Harry Potter in Literary Genre Construction by Katie E. Strode (193)
- Reflections in the Mirror of Erised: Clues to Harry's Ancestry and Destiny by Phyllis D. Morris (207)
- The Risky Leap from Fairy Tale Hero to Resentful Teenager in Rowling' s Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by Karen Kebarle (224)
- Severus Snape: Byronic Hero or Greasy Git? by Stephanie Dutchen (237)
- A View of Children and Adolescent Literature Today: Our Complex Reformed World with Bureaucracy and Hierarchy by Jo Ann Bamdas (253)
- Welcome to the Wizarding World (Outline) by Steve Vander Ark (266)
- What Happens to Our Wishes: Magical Thinking in Harry Potter by Judith P. Robertson (270)
- What's a Nice Jewish Boy Like Harry Potter Doing in a Place Like This? by Amy Miller (294)
Panel Discussion: The Inscrutable Severus Snape
- Opening Statement R.J. Anderson (303)
- Opening Statement Stephanie Dutchen (303)
- Opening Statement Wendy Spiesman (304)
Small Group Discussions
- Dumbledore Trusts Severus Snape, Do You? by Wendy Spiesman (309)
- Health and Healthcare in the Wizarding World by Lynn Eddy (311)
- Reimagining a Traditional Education Using Self- Directed Learning with the Harry Potter Novels by Jo Ann Bamdas (312)
- Why Do the Harry Potter Books Resonate So Personally? by Amy Miller (314)