Conference schedule
Dedicated to the celebrating of 75 years of The Chronicles of Narnia
When
Where
What
8.00 – 9.15
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Open Doors
9.15 – 9.30
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Art Snippets
9.30 – 11.30
Aula Carmen Sylva
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Plenary Session
Moderator: Daniela Vasiliu, PhD
Karen Coats, PhD, UK: Narnia’s First Joke: Reflections on the Event of Laughter in C. S. Lewis
Scott H. Moore, PhD, USA: Temptations to the Nice in C. S. Lewis and Iris Murdoch
Keynote: James Como, PhD, USA: C. S. Lewis’s Grand Conversation
11.30 – 12.00
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Coffee Break
12.00 – 13.30
Aula Carmen Sylva
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Panel 11 – C. S. Lewis Reflecting and Reflected
Moderator: Teodora Ghiviriga, PhD
Jordan Modell, Phd, USA: Threads of Imagination: George MacDonald’s Influence on C.S. Lewis and the Birth of Modern Fantasy
Joyce McPherson, Phd, USA: C. S. Lewis: Fairy Tales Reflected through the Lens of Education
Michael Pucci, PhD, Rwanda: Food for various Thoughts: Reception as Eating in C. S. Lewis & Kindred Spirits
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Senate Hall
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Panel 12 – Lewis and The Chronicles of Narnia 1
Moderator: Kirstin Jeffrey Johnson, PhD
Simeon Michelson. MA student, USA: “Aslan – şirdir!” When Aslan Needs No Translation: Reading «The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe» in Azerbaijani
Rebecca Li, MA student, USA: Aslan’s Country: Encountering the «Chronicles of Narnia» as a contemporary Asian-American reader
Caleb Woodbridge, MA student, UK: Of Man’s First Disobedience. An exploration of the themes of childhood and growing up in «The Chronicles of Narnia» and «His Dark Materials»
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Ferdinand Room
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Panel 13 – Lewis and The Chronicles of Narnia 2
Moderator: Karen Coats, PhD
Anita Capota, PhD student, Oradea, Romania: Architecting Wonder: Spatial Imagination in C. S. Lewis’s «The Silver Chair»
Peter Linkens, PhD student, Ireland: “The Echo of a Tune We Have Not Heard”: C. S. Lewis and the Music of Mike Scott
Laura Meneses Trujillo, MA, Mexico: Rejoining the Harmony of Creation: Music as Truth in a Fragmented World
14.15 – 14.45
Tafrali Bookshop
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Book launch
Moderator: Professor Rodica Albu
Special guest Owen A. Barfield
15.00 – 15.15
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Art Snippets
15.15 – 16.00
Aula Carmen Sylva
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Plenary Session
Moderator: Kirstin Jeffrey Johnson, PhD
Keynote: Malcolm Guite, PhD, UK: “A Poet in Narnia” – How a Twenty-first century English poet re-imagined himself as a poet in Narnia”
16.00 -16.15
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Coffee Break
16.15 – 17.00
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Keynote Guests Round Table
moderated by Kirstin Jeffrey Johnson, PhD, Canada
17.00 -17.30
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Closing Ceremony
17.30 – 18.30
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Dinner
19.00 – 21.00
Palace of Culture, Piața Ștefan cel Mare și Sfânt, nr. 1
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Art Performance
Rodi’s Hunger
Premiere
An evening of orchestral music by Copland, Debussy, Faure and newly commissioned work, conducted by UK composer Chris Mitchell; followed by the Premiere of an immersive dance theatre piece directed by Jeff Crabtree (Australia), choreographed by Kennedy Muntanga (Zambia), starring Joy-Anna Gooch (England) and performers from the UK, USA, Romania, New Zeeland & South Africa.
Saturday, 22.11
When
Where
What
Optional community events
Monday, 17.11
19.00
Toujours Cafe
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Dinner option
Firstcomers Meet & Greet
Please contact 0040 758188197 on whatsapp for reservations
Tuesday, 18.11
19.00
Beer Zone
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ImagineArea
1st Session – An unofficial cafe opening with dinner available, Inklings Quizz & Open Mic
Let’s connect, engage and shake the jet-lag off
Wednesday, 19.11
20.30
Acaju Cafe
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ImagineArea
2nd Session Celebration – Open Mic, Live Music, Spoken Word & Stand-Up Comedy
After a full day let’s unwind and be immersed in the art of living community together!