#barricades a les mis convention
Guest of Honour Plenary Sessions
POD ON HIGH: A PODCASTING ROUNDTABLE
Friday 22 April - 6.30pm UTC
Nemo Martin ( @breadandbarricades), David Montgomery (The Siècle), and Prof. Briana Lewis (The Les Misérables Reading Companion) in conversation about their experiences podcasting.
WHY THE RESTORATION MATTERS
Saturday 23 April - 7pm UTC
Join David Montgomery of The Siècle podcast for a look at how the Restoration shaped Les Mis and the entire world.
THE CONSTRUCTION OF RACE IN LES MISÉRABLES FANWORKS
Sunday 24 April - 8.30pm UTC
Nemo presents findings from their quantitative study of 1525 works of fanart from over 200 artists, cataloguing the formulation of racial identity in Les Mis fanwork and comparing these representations to ‘canonical’ mentions of race in Hugo’s novel.
Clickhere for tickets to the convention!
We have plenty of scholarships still available, so if the cost of a ticket would be any issue at all, drop us a line at [email protected] to request one! (No need to disclose your circumstances, just ask!)
All profits from the convention (& leftover scholarship fund money) will be donated to Just Detention International.
Barricades is run entirely by volunteers, and we’ve already had so many fab people chip in their time and energy to make the con a reality! Now that the event is approaching, we’re in need of people for specific roles - so whether you’ve already volunteered with us, or just have an interest in doing so, we’d love to hear from you!
What we need: The main role we’re looking to fill is Zoom hosts. Every program item needs a volunteer to host the Zoom session, so that the presenters will be able to focus on their paper/panel!
Time commitment: As much or as little as you like! To keep things running smoothly you’d be hosting at least 1 programming item, so anywhere from 1 hour upwards!
When:During the convention, as well as a 1-hour training in the weeks before–we’ll consult you about your schedule.
Zoom host tasks:
- introducing the session and the presenters by name
- letting people in from the waiting room
- muting and unmuting audience microphones
- facilitating Q&A by keeping track of raised hands or questions typed in chat and relaying questions to the panelists
- keeping an eye on the clock
- recording the session, if everyone on the panel has opted in (audience members will not be recorded; for sessions with live Q&A, the Zoom host will stop the recording before Q&A starts or take questions via text chat only)
- screensharing, if presenters prefer; some presenters will be handling this themselves —for presentations with prerecorded sections, playing the recordings within the Zoom session
You don’t have to miss any programming to be a Zoom host! If you already know you want to attend a session, and you’re comfortable with the requirements, this is a great way to help out. We recommend that you be comfortable having your camera on, at least during the intro and Q&A portions of the session, but if that’s a problem for you, it is also okay to set your screen to some other graphic.
Other volunteer tasks: Captioning. We have some prerecorded presentations that will need to be captioned. Presentations and captions will be in English. We could use volunteers who have experience adding closed captions to video files, and who have the necessary software.
How to get involved: join our planning Discord! The training itself will run over Zoom, but the details for it and organisation of it will be managed through Discord.
If you’re interested and have any questions that aren’t covered in this post, feel free to get in touch!
It’s been fantastic to see the interest in the programming lineup since we made the announcement and we’re looking forward to seeing you all at the con next month!
We have noticed quite a few people express interest in attending but uncertainty as to whether the schedule will clash with prior commitments - plus most of our academic and fan programming will be happening simultaneously and we understand that no one wants to miss out!
Because of this, most of our programming items will be recorded and available to view for attendees for 2 weeks after the con. Our presenters are all being given the option to record on an ‘opt-in’ basis and we are regularly updating the schedule on the website to reflect whether items will be recorded or not
If you have any further questions please don’t hesitate to get in touch!
The full programming lineup is HERE! We’re so excited to be bringing you this range of academic papers, fan panels, and a 19th-century style sneance (snail seance) - not to mention our fabulous Guests of Honour!
Clickhere to see the con schedule on our website, and here for tickets!
If the cost of a ticket would pose a hardship, just drop us an email at [email protected] to request a scholarship! No need to disclose your circumstances; all you have to do is ask for one!
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A Study In Aggression: 30 Years of Musical Valjean and Javert
Presenter: Ruth Kenyon
Description:
Ruth Kenyon is a British author currently working on a book about the musical of Les Misérables. In her presentation, she will draw upon her research to discuss how “aggressive” choreography and directorial choices aid the communication of the story, and how these choices have changed over time.
