The annual TOEBI (Teachers of Old English in Britain and Ireland) meeting will take place at King’s College London on 22^ndOctober this year.  This year’s theme is ‘Performance, Pedagogy and the Profession’ (see below). Registration is open via the following site:

http://estore.kcl.ac.uk/browse/extra_info.asp?compid=1&modid=2&deptid=13&catid=105&prodid=695

    Performance, Pedagogy and the Profession

    10:30-10:50 Coffee & Registration

    10:50-11:00 Welcome, Clare Lees, King’s College London

    11:00-12:30 Pedagogy and Play (Chair, Philip Shaw, Leicester)

    ‘Reimagining Medieval Animals with Deor-hord’, Hana Videen (King’s College London)

    ‘blanded leornung: Digital Approaches to Teaching Old English’, Thijs Porck and Jodie Mann (Leiden)

    'Dancing Beowulf': Teaching Old English Poetry with Dance and Movement’, Jennifer Neville (Royal Holloway, University of London)

    12:30-1:45 Lunch (Old Committee Room) and TOEBI Committee meeting

    2:00-3:30: Performance and Pedagogy (Chair, Josh Davies, King’s College London)

    'Old English in the Archive: re-creation, revival and teaching', Carl Kears (King’s College London)

    ‘Hwæt is þeos wundrung’: wonder and emotional performance in the Advent Lyrics of the Exeter Book’, Alice Jorgensen (Trinity College, Dublin)

    'Playing with Medieval Visions: Exploring The Dream of the Rood through Images, Sound and Text', Fran Allfrey and Fran Brooks (King’s College London)

    3:30 -4:00 Coffee/Tea

    4:00-5:00 pm Profession: Matters, Issues, Mentors

    Roundtable discussion: Mike Bintley (Canterbury Christ Church), Megan Cavell (Oxford), Marilina Cesario (Queen’s University, Belfast), and Kathryn Maude (Swansea)

    5:00—5:30 TOEBI Business Meeting, followed by Reception

Hoping to see many of you in London!

With all good wishes,

Christina Lee