Wednesday, October 12, 2016

The annual TOEBI (Teachers of Old English in Britain and Ireland) meeting will take place at King’s College London on 22ndOctober 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

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