Conference schedule

Dedicated to the celebrating of 75 years of The Chronicles of Narnia

When

Where

What

8.00 – 9.15

Open Doors

9.15 – 9.30

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

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

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»

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

13.30 – 14.15

Hall of Echoing Steps
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Lunch

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

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

Coffee Break

16.15 – 17.00

Keynote Guests Round Table


moderated by Kirstin Jeffrey Johnson, PhD, Canada

17.00 -17.30

Closing Ceremony

17.30 – 18.30

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

8.30

Meeting place: UAIC
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Day Trip

Journey Through Romanian Heritage

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!