Thursday ~ May 8th ~ 3:30pm
Neomedievalism I: Alternative Realities
Organizer: Carol L. Robinson (Kent State University-Trumbull)
Presider: Carol L. Robinson (Kent State University-Trumbull)
~~Reading Medievally: Rhetoric and the Art of Movie-Going
Lesley A. Coote (University of Hull)
~~Alternative Chaucer: A Knight's Tale and Neomedievalist Perspectives
Pamela Clements (Siena College)
~~Knights, Dykes, Damsels, and Fags: Gender Roles and Normative Pressures in Neomedieval Films
Wayne Elliott (Kent State University)
~~Fantasy within Fantasy: Xena in the Middle Ages
Natalie Grinnell (Wofford College)
~~Alternative (Medieval) Realities: Going "Medieval" in Video Games
Kevin A. Moberly (St. Cloud State University) and Brent Addison Moberly (Indiana University-Bloomington)
Friday ~ May 8th ~ 7:00pm
Neomedievalism II: Medieval Video Gaming (A Festive Workshop and Poster
Session)
Organizer: Carol L. Robinson (Kent
State University-Trumbull)
Presider: Daniel T. Kline (University of Alaska-Anchorage)
~~Medievalist Teaching with Neomedievalist Computer Games
Pamela Clements (Siena College)
~~Neomedievalism in the MMORPG Games Dungeon Siege, Morrowind, and World of Warcraft
Kevin A. Moberly (St. Cloud State University)
~~Medievalism in the Computer Game Siberia
Brent Addison Moberly (Indiana University-Bloomington)
~~Neomedievalism Gone Global: Lord of the Rings Online and World of Warcraft
Carol L. Robinson (Kent State University-Trumbull)
~~King's Quest (Computer Game), Legend of Zelda: Twighlight Princess (Wii), Tales of Symphonia (Wii), and King Arthur (Wii)
Shaina Edmondson (University of Texas-Arlington)
~~Buffy the Vampire Slayer on Xbox
George Ruckman (Kent State University-Trumbull)
~~Space Opera Medievalism: The Xenosaga Trilogy for the PlayStation 2
Brad Phillips (Kent State University-Trumbull)