
On Friday, February 8th, the Center for Medeival and Renaissance Studies will host the first Popular Culture and the Deep Past conference, centered this year on the Game of Thrones television series and A Song of Ice and Fire novels. The event will feature several academic paper panels and round tables, a beer and wine tasting, and a falconry demonstration as well as combat demonstrations from the Society for Creative Anachronism. For more information and a schedule of events, see the events main page at http://cmrs.osu.edu/game-of-thrones/.