Gallifrey One is proud to present this year’s symposium on Doctor Who academic topics, a special presentation of short lectures by convention attendees on a variety of topics, selected by our own academic chairs Paul Booth and Joy Piedmont. Featured presentations include: Keynote Address:
3:00pm: Making Science Fiction Science Fact, or Becoming a Time Lord (with one heart), by Dr. Anita Sengupta
3:15pm: Q&A
Panel One – Religion and the Doctor:
3:25pm: Judaism and Doctor Who, by Rachel Donner
3:40pm: The Doctor and Christmas, a Modern Love Story, by Erica Veitch
3:55pm: Panel Q&A
Panel Two – History and Theory in Doctor Who
4:05pm: The Bard, the Frost Fair and the King: Doctor Who and Black British History, by Amanda-Rae Prescott
4:20pm: Zygons as Zombies: Abjection in Doctor Who, by Brenna Jones
4:35pm: Myth Makers, Myth Breakers, and Myth Remakers, by T. Tablesawsen
4:50pm: Panel Q&A
Panel Three – The Text of Doctor Who
5:00pm: No Fixed Points in Time: Versioning Doctor Who, by Derek Kompare
ANITA SENGUPTA is an aerospace engineer, rocket scientist, professor, tech entrepreneur, instrument rated pilot, and Captain in the Civil Air Patrol US Air Force Auxiliary. She worked for NASA for 16 years where she led the design of propulsion and landing systems for deep space... Read More →
Freelance journalist for Den of Geek and other publications. Contributor to Doctor Who Magazine. Doctor Who cosplayer, occasional podcast guest, and advocate for more Whovians of color to participate in fandom.
Joy's a K-12 Librarian at a Manhattan independent school. As a freelance writer, she has contributed to Entertainment Weekly’s PopWatch and reviewed YA literature for School Library Journal. Since 2017, she has co-produced Reality Bomb: A Doctor Who Podcast with Graeme Burk. You can also hear her on Five Years Rapid, a podcast covering the Third Doctor's era, co-hosted with Kyle Anderson. Along with Rachel Donner and Graeme Burk, she organized the Gallifrey Stands fundraisers which raised money and awareness for issues such as gun violence... Read More →
