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Sunday, August 2 • 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Personal Narratives and Identity As Fans in a Post-JK Rowling World with Jackson Bird

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What are you left with when a fictional world is an inextricable part of your own personal narrative, but that world's creator is no longer a safe, welcoming figure? Jackson Bird and Casper ter Kuile will discuss this tension with regards to both their published works––which draw heavily on the Harry Potter series––as well as their personal lives and senses of self. Join in as we confront our conflicted feelings and consider healing paths forward.

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Jackson Bird

Jackson Bird is a Youtuber and writer, working to demystify the transgender experience by sharing his and others' stories online. You can hear some of those stories on his YouTube channel jackisnotabird, on his podcast Transmission, and in his debut book Sorted: Growing Up, Comi... Read More →
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Casper ter Kuile

Casper ter Kuile is helping to build a world of joyful belonging. He's the co-host of Harry Potter and the Sacred Text and the co-founder of Sacred Design Lab. His book, The Power of Ritual (HarperCollins) will be published in June, 2020. Casper holds Masters of Divinity and Public Policy degrees from Harvard University, and remains a Ministry Innovation Fellow at Harvard Divinity School. He lives in Brooklyn, NY with his husband... Read More →


Sunday August 2, 2020 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
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