Beyond SpellCast: Slash Panel Podcast from Phoenix Rising

Title: Shipping the Velvet: Slash Fandom, Convergence, and Why You Should Care About Harry Potter Mpreg

Hosts: Aja, Erica George, Henry Jenkins, Mathilde Madden & Catherine Tonsenberger

Editors: Joe White, Josh Ridgeway & Robert Standring

Description: At the request of the it's moderator, Aja, Josh and I recorded this Phoenix Rising panel on slash in the Harry Potter fandom. Here's a description of the panel according to the Phoenix Rising website:

Slash fanfiction is an ever-expanding and ever-controversial subject among fandom, academia, and the media industry. But what are its connections to larger trends in pop culture and modes of artistic expression? This panel is not yet another attempt to validate slash or to explain why straight women write it. Instead, we will present slash as an authentic literary genre (yes, even mpreg), and examine its role in contemporary literature and pop culture. We will also be looking at its function within a convergence culture and discussing the ideas of our guest panelist, Phoenix Rising keynote speaker Henry Jenkins.

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