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Game of Thrones Test

Popular Culture and the Deep Past

A day-long event on February 8th, 2014, sponsored and produced by CMRS, intended as a means to bring together faculty, graduate students, undergraduates, and local communities to explore, celebrate, and critique the diverse historical and cultural themes that relate to the Game of Thrones television show and the Song of Ice and Fire novels. The multiple spaces reserved will allow for simultaneous academic panels, culinary demonstrations, arts and crafts presentations, live-action demonstrations, and other exhibits or activities, reflecting the juxtaposition of historical and cultural traditions to fantasy and creative invention that characterizes Game of Thrones itself. 
 
This is projected as the first in a yearly series of events under the broader CMRS theme of 'Popular Culture and the Deep Past,' in which contemporary pop-cultural manifestations will be explored and celebrated with attention to their profound and wide-ranging historical and cultural contexts. A guiding principle of the series is to bring diverse communities together in and around Ohio State, including the academic and non-academic, scholarly and performative, creative, educational, and reflective communities. 
 

Game of Thrones Events:

 

Paper Panels and Roundtable Discussions

There will be a series of academic papers and roundtable discussions based on the Game of Thrones series as well as academic topics surrounding the books and HBO series. 

Rare Books and Manuscripts Exhibit

The Ohio State University Rare Books and Manuscripts Library will be hosting an exhibit featuring various medieval and renaissance books and manuscripts.

Graphic Art Exhibition

There will be an exhibition on graphic art.

Falconry

An Ohio local falconer will perform a falconry demonstration.

SCA Combat and Clothing Demonstration

The Society for Creative Anachronism will be holding a demonstration on medieval combat as well as clothing and armor.

Game of Thrones Cosplay Contest

There will be a contest for Game of Thrones related cosplay.

 

Preliminary Schedule: February 8th, 2014, OSU Union
9:00 introductory comments (2 papers, discussion) 
10:00 sessions 1-3 (3 rooms, 12 papers) 
12:00 lunch break 
13:00 sessions 4-6 (3 rooms, 12 papers) 
15:00 sessions 7-9 (3 rooms, 12 papers) 
17:00 concluding round table 
Plus exhibitions and demonstrations all day long. 
 
You may also contact either David Sweeten at sweeten.6@osu.edu or Robey Patrick at patrick.161@.osu.edu for more information.
 
To join the discussion of panel construction and content, see the Facebook group.