One-Day Conference

Christodoulou Rooms, Walton Hall, Open University, Milton Keynes

The Department of Classical Studies, Open University

The Department of Ancient Classics, National University of Ireland, Maynooth

Completed registration slips to Claire White, Classical Studies Co-ordinator, Arts Faculty, Walton Hall, Open University, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA.

Telephone 01908 653247 email Arts-Classics-Gen-Enquiries@open.ac.uk

 

10.00	Arrival, coffee, welcome
Morning session chaired by Paula James
10.15	Arthur Pomeroy	Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand	‘Don’t Speak Latin in Front of the Books’: Ancient Language and Myth as Cultural Signifiers in BtVS
10.50	David Scourfield	National University of Ireland, Maynooth	Edge Girls? Buffy and the Heroines of Greek Romance
11.25	Coffee Break
11.40	Laurel Bowman	University of Victoria, Canada	‘I Flunked the Written’: Prophecy in the Buffyverse
12.15	Julia Courtney	Open University, UK	Holy Writ and Holy Fools: Joss Whedon and the Carpenter
12.50	Lunch

 

Afternoon session chaired by David Scourfield
14.00	Paula James	Open University, UK	Gate-Crashing Gods, and ‘Coming Back Wrong’: Crossing Classical Thresholds in BtVS
14.35	Gideon Nisbet	St John’s College, Oxford	Myth-conceptions: Faking Authenticity in the Hercules TV Specials
15.10	Nick Lowe	University of London, Royal Holloway	Xenaversions of Epic and Tragedy: The Warrior Princess as Radical Archaeologist
15.45 Tea Break
16.00	James Chapman	Open University, UK	Contextualising Buffy and Beyond: Perspectives from the Film and TV Historian
16.30	Roz Kaveney (chairing)	Editor of Reading the Vampire Slayer: An Unofficial Critical Companion to Buffy the Vampire Slayer		Round Table Discussion
17.00	David Scourfield	Closing remarks Notice of future conferences
17.15	Departure