This is the shorter version of an essay I presented at the Popular Culture Association conference on Thursday April 9. If you would like the full essay (be warned, it's 20 pages), send me a message.

( “I sometimes think we Sort too soon” - Rehumanizing the Slytherins: How Fandom Gave Humanity Back to a Quarter of the Wizarding World )

My presentation went really well. I got there early to set up my powerpoint (Knight made it pretty, and it's full of cosplay and fanart and some snippets from fanfiction). Good thing I did, due to tech troubles. I went first, as I was listed first in the program. I read my 8.5 page paper with one hand and clicked at the appropriate time with the ( Read more... )