Ian McLaughlin
There are 6 included publications by Ian McLaughlin :
| Title | Date | Views | Brief Description |
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| The Enemy's Gate is Down: Orientation in Ender's Game and the Relationship Between the Oceanic and the Spaced [presentation transcript] |
2022 |
40 |
[Slide deck and transcript from a presentation given at UNC Charlotte's 22nd Annual English Graduate Student Association Conference, February 18, 2022.] Orientation is a loaded word. Throughout much of history, the word simply meant "aperson or objec... |
| Giving Wands Their Due: Applying Speculative Realism to Harry Potter and Beyond [slides] |
2022 |
32 |
[Slide deck and transcript from a presentation given at the 11th Annual Harry Potter Conference, October 21, 2022.] Magical objects are legion in Harry Potter. Some objects are even sentient. Wands,however, are the most common, most magical, and the ... |
| Giving Wands Their Due: Harry Potter, Speculative Realism, and the Power of Objects |
2023 |
36 |
Magical objects are legion in Harry Potter. Among them, wands are the most magical and the mosttaken for granted. Wands are usually seen as tools, but no tool is only a tool. Speculative Realismsprovide the means to look past the mere usefulness of w... |
| Muggle Magic: What the Mirror of Erised and the Two-Way Mirror Teach Us about Social Media [slides] |
2021 |
36 |
[Slide deck and transcript from a presentation given at the 10th Annual Harry Potter Conference, October 15, 2021.] I want you to take a second and reflect on your social media use. What platforms do youfrequent? When was the last time you checked th... |
| Queering Blood Purity: Abjection, Muggleborns, and MSM [slides] |
2023 |
44 |
[Slide deck and transcript from a presentation given at the 12th Annual Harry Potter Conference, October 20, 2023.] |
| Quiet!!!: Supporting ADHD staff in Libraries [slides] |
2023 |
63 |
[Slide deck and transcript from a presentation given at the 65th (virtual) North Carolina Library Association on October 16, 2023.] |