The annual TOEBI meeting will take place at King’s College London on 22nd October 2016. This year’s theme is ‘Performance, Pedagogy and the Profession’ (see below). Registration is open via the King’s College London online store.
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