We briefly return from our hiatus with an episode recorded last summer, all about Harry Potter Fandom: the good, the bad, and the ugly. Zoe and Adela reminisce about their first introductions to the books and to the fandom, online and offline. E remembers their view of this monolith of a fanbase from the sidelines, when internet culture in the 00s and 10s was saturated with Harry Potter references, theories, memes, and revelations. Zoe discusses types of fandoms from a scholarly lens and why the Harry Potter fandom was so transformative. For better or worse, HP fans shaped early internet culture. For better or worse, HP fans brought their obsession with the magical world into the real world. Let's talk about that.

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Adela - @aredhel__
Zoe - @zoetopaz
e - @cel10e

The Show: @potternaught (Twitter & Tumblr!)

Theme music by Morgan Jackson: https://wedidthetimewarpagain.bandcamp.com/

LINKS USED IN THIS EPISODE:

Consider the Snape Wife: https://jezebel.com/consider-the-snapewife-1845247730
Parents gaslight child: https://www.distractify.com/p/parents-raise-daughter-witch-harry-potter
A young trans man's response to JKR's terfdom: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/21/opinion/jk-rowling-twitter-trans.html
Ilvermorny, racism & cultural appropriation:
http://nativeappropriations.com/2016/03/magic-in-north-america-part-1-ugh.html
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/article/160311-history-of-magic-in-north-america-jk-rowling-native-american-stereotypes
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/mar/09/jk-rowling-under-fire-for-appropriating-navajo-tradition-history-of-magic-in-north-america-pottermore

OUR FANDOM REC'S:
Fandom Forward: https://fandomforward.org/impact
A Very Potter Musical: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmwM_AKeMCk
Potter Puppet Pals: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z09rvN3s9Kg
Zoe's fic rec's:
"All Life Is Yours To Miss" https://archiveofourown.org/works/825875
"What We Pretend We Can't See" https://archiveofourown.org/works/9794657
"A Young Radical's Guide To Love" https://archiveofourown.org/works/643932/chapters/1168890
e's art rec: https://floccinaucinihilipilificationa.tumblr.com/tagged/harry-potter
Adela's wizard rock rec's:
"Just A Hufflepuff" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tN_5Mko-bSg
"Spells And Scars" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJGD52uYJVE
"Bridge To The Other Side" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DarPU3Rpovs
"End Of An Era" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vDjOv_B4Gk
"Last Call" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1ZzqSZlym4