Millburn Symposium – ‘Practices of Transformation’, 25th May, 2015 Location: G.57, Millburn House Refreshments will be served in the foyer of Millburn House. Millburn House is hosting an interdisciplinary symposium as part of the Faculty of Arts Postgraduate Research Festival, to provide a platform for students across the faculty to share and discuss research. The theme for the day is “Practices of Transformation”, and our programme of papers, performance pieces, and round-­‐table discussions will approach this theme from a diverse range of perspectives. The day will conclude with a highly anticipated Shakespearean performance from Ronan Hatfull, Sam Lawrence and James Baxter-­‐Derrington. 10:00 – 10:15 10:15 – 10:30 10:30 – 10:50 Welcome Tea/Coffee (foyer) Opening 10:50 – 11:00 11:00 – 11:10 11:10 – 11:30 11:30 – 11:45 11:45 – 12:45 12:45 – 13:30 13:30 – 2:30 2:30 Ronan Hatfull (Department of English and Comparative Literary Studies) ‘After All This Fooling’: The Other RSC Emily Essid (Creative and Media Enterprises) Cycles of Nostalgia in Period Adaptations Nicholas Fontana (Italian Studies) Practice of Literary Transformation: Martial and Fracastoro Chair response and audience feedback Refreshment break (foyer) Transforming Bodies, Transforming Texts Round-­‐table discussion and screenings Lunch (foyer) Ronan Hatfull, Sam Lawrence and James Baxter-­‐Derrington The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) Closing remarks