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 Visions of Harry PotterCourse Description Have you ever worried about being misunderstood? Do you sometimes feel like a witch without a wand? Do you yearn to catch the golden snitch? Do you suspect the best teachers are werewolves? These and other perplexing concerns in the college rite of passage await you. We'll identify Harry's visions and figure out how they connect to the larger world of ideas. Then we'll do our own reading and writing about some of these concerns. In “Magic v. Muggles” we'll consider how Harry confronts the issues of Hogwarts, how similar issues are handled on our campus. “The Feather of the Phoenix ” will enable us to recall our own childhood dreams, while exploring what great thinkers have said about the need for magic. “Hogwarts or Hogwash” will let us think about Harry's education and our own. As a class we'll shape a virtual American School of Magic incorporating our own ideals. Caution: though the course is magical, the work of reading and writing to fulfill the W is real! No cauldrons or broomsticks required, but you will need intellectual curiosity, academic commitment, and a healthy sense of fun.
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Papay Twila Yates Papay is a woman of many voices, including the cheery seeress her husband calls “Erda.” While Erda contemplates the ethics of schools like Hogwarts, the child Lucie delights in the attention to detail that brought worlds like Harry Potter's into being. Beyond wizardry, Dr. Papay is fascinated by the human potentials of science fiction (yes, she's a bit of a Trekkie) and the metaphors of magic in literature and life. An avid traveler across the globe as well as within the text, she has ridden elephants in Nepal, slept in a castle gatehouse in Tuscany, traipsed the massive walkways of Iguassu Falls, barged along French rivers, followed lions across Africa and wombats through Australia. At Swiss universities and on Japanese outings she has worked with local students, while she has helped South African universities develop their writing centers. She loves being part of the heady conversation and gentle banter of students, strolling and swimming with her husband Joe, reading and writing and hanging out to watch Stargate . Though dedicated to community-building, she is primarily an introvert, whose mouse personality takes over in public. She may well ask you questions that trouble her, like “Why are we here? As people of privilege, when shall we promote peace? How can we work for change?” Asked about her other voices in and out of writing, she may admit she has yet to meet her werewolf, though the banshee is clear and loud! Meet Your Peer Mentors
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