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A Gallifrey One special event. We are proud to bring you our first-ever 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, including the keynote address "Aca-fans, Showrunner-fans and Actor-fans: Fan Experience as a Professional Resource?" by Matt Hills and two general sessions: "Doctor Who in a Cultural Context" with presentations by Paul Cornell ("Tides of Time"), Derek Kompare ("We’re All Stories in the End: Doctor Who Fandom on the Shelf") and Inna Kanevsky ("Understanding the Other"); and "Doctor Who and Issues of Identity" featuring presentations by Clay Dockery ("The Last of the Time Lords and the Search for Self-Actualization"), Dustin Hausner ("The Doctor: A Warrior, A Hero, A Peacemaker?") and Heather Berberet ("The Secret Psychology of Series 10"). Hosted by our academic program chairs Joy Piedmont and Paul Booth. Do not miss this amazing event!
Clay is the co-founder of Coal Hill, Inc. a non-profit that creates content and performances for conventions accross the country, he is a co-host of the Coal Hill A/V Club podcast with Stephen Webb and Andy Hicks, and is the co-editor of Why I Geek: An Anthology of Fandom Origin Stories... Read More →
Dustin graduated from Columbia University with a Masters Degree in Negotiation and Conflict Resolution. He has two mediation certifications. One from the New York Peace Institute and one from the International Center of Ethno-Religious Mediation. Dustin is also part of Coal Hill... Read More →
A Russian speaking Jewish atheist from Ukraine, I live near San Diego with one husband, two barely grown up children, one cat, and unknown (to me) number of fish. I enjoy teaching psychology at San Diego Mesa College and on TikTok (@dr_inna), and in my barely existing free time play... Read More →
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 →
I'm a relative late comer to Doctor Who, but am a die-hard fan. I love talking about this show from a psychological perspective and a creative one. Professionally, I help adults, couples, and adolescents heal from trauma.
Friday February 16, 2018 3:00pm - 5:00pm PST
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