Oxonmoot 2024: Full Schedule

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10:00pm BST

NOT The Rings of Power Watch Party

Thursday August 29, 2024 10:00pm - 11:30pm BST

0.1 Online Only (Meeting Strand)

Can't stand The Rings of Power already? Not to worry! Here's a completely Amazon-free space!

Thursday August 29, 2024 10:00pm - 11:30pm BST
0.1 Online Only (Meeting Strand)

Online, Presented Online

Interests Adaptations

10:00pm BST

The Rings of Power Watch Party

Thursday August 29, 2024 10:00pm - 11:30pm BST

0.1 Online Only (Meeting Strand)

Once again, we have the pleasure of of starting Oxonmoot on the same weekend as the release of the new Rings of Power TV series season. For those who wish to have a communal online experince, we have created this space in our Meeting Strand. Details of this event may change as we learn more about episode length, etc.

Thursday August 29, 2024 10:00pm - 11:30pm BST
0.1 Online Only (Meeting Strand)

Online, Presented Online

Subject Adaptations

11:00pm BST

Online First Timers' Gathering

Thursday August 29, 2024 11:00pm - 11:30pm BST

0.1 Online Only (Meeting Strand)

An opportunity for those new to an Online Oxonmoot to meet new friends, and find out a bit more about the Oxonmoot community and experience from the organisers and other "old hands".

Speakers

Elena Davison

Oxonmoot Co-chair

Elena joined the Tolkien Society in 2012 at The Return of the Ring in Loughborough. They seemed like a good bunch and many a friendship blossomed that week. Over the next few years, she picked up running the art show at Oxonmoot, followed by chairing the event itself in 2015-2017... Read More →

Asli Johnston

Oxonmoot Co-Chair, The Tolkien Society

Asli (she/her) is a Chief Officer aboard the merchant ships.For those familiar with how a cargo ship's command line works ; a Chief Officer is first in command after the Captain, in charge of anything you can imagine including the Captain. For the ones not familiar; she is Riker to... Read More →

Shaun Gunner

Chair, The Tolkien Society

Shaun is the Chair of The Tolkien Society.First elected in 2013, Shaun has overseen the Society's expansion from 600 to 3,800 members, and its growth in assets to nearly £500,000. Shaun regularly speaks about adaptations of Tolkien's works and the future of Tolkien scholarship whilst... Read More →

Thursday August 29, 2024 11:00pm - 11:30pm BST
0.1 Online Only (Meeting Strand)

Online

First Timers First Timers

11:45pm BST

Love ROP? Hate ROP? Tell us why...

Thursday August 29, 2024 11:45pm - Friday August 30, 2024 12:45am BST

0.1 Online Only (Meeting Strand)

Participants are invited to this Chat Group about their reactions to ROP in general, and to the 1st episode of Season 2 in particular. Which aspects of ROP do you enjoy? Which aspects or storylines don't you care about? Why/ Why not? Which races and characters do you love, or dislike? Why? Join us for a lively discussion where folks will be given an opportunity to rave or to rant... Feel free to just listen in, if you wish to do so. Hobbits, Elves, Dwarves, Ents, bears, horses, eagles... all are welcome to this moot. Psst.... don't tell our (not so) secret password to spiders, cats or dragons.

Speakers

Sultana Raza

Sultana Raza has an MA in English Literature. An independent scholar, she's presented numerous papers related to Keats and Tolkien in international conferences in the USA, Ireland, the UK, France, Greece, Norway, and CoNZealand. Her creative non-fiction has appeared in Vector & Focus... Read More →

Thursday August 29, 2024 11:45pm - Friday August 30, 2024 12:45am BST
0.1 Online Only (Meeting Strand)

Online