"James Hogg and His World"
Location: Alumni Hall, Victoria College, University of Toronto
Location: Alumni Hall, Victoria College, University of Toronto
Tentative
Schedule
Thursday, April,
9, 2015
4:00 – 5:30 p.m. Registration and Reception
4:00 – 5:30 p.m. Registration and Reception
5:30
p.m. Official Opening: Prof. Alan Bewell,
Chair of English, University of Toronto
5:45
p.m. Introduction of the Douglas Mack
Lecturer: Dr. Robin MacLachlan
6:00
p.m. Douglas Mack Lecture: Prof. Angela
Esterhammer, University of Toronto
Friday,
April 10, 2015
Panels on the life and work of James Hogg and / or his contemporaries as well as on James Hogg’s world.
Panels on the life and work of James Hogg and / or his contemporaries as well as on James Hogg’s world.
Evening: Free Time (some options for entertainment include local theatre, concerts, opera)
Saturday, April
11, 2015
Panels on the life and work of James Hogg and / or his contemporaries as well as on James Hogg’s world.
Panels on the life and work of James Hogg and / or his contemporaries as well as on James Hogg’s world.
Evening Banquet: Place and Time
TBA
Banquet Speaker: Prof. Peter Richardson,
Emeritus Professor of Religious Studies, University of Toronto. Prof. Richardson is a direct descendant of
Isabella Richardson (Tibby Shiels), Hogg’s close friend and possible paramour.
Banquet
Recital: Meredith Hall, soprano, and Bernard Farley, guitar -- songs by
Burns, Hogg, and others.
Sunday, April 12, 2015
Morning / Early Afternoon Excursion
to Elora (gorge; church choir) and Fergus (Highland settlement with Scottish
shop, including a bookshop). Return by
3:00 p.m. or earlier.
Conference Coordinator
Dr. Hans
de Groot, University of Toronto (hans.degroot@interlog.com)
Conference Programme Directors
Dr. Sharon Alker, Whitman College (alkersr@whitman.edu)
Dr. Holly Faith
Nelson, Trinity Western University (holly.nelson@twu.ca)
