My Poor Devil: 100 years of Georgette Heyer's 'The Black Moth'

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A conference celebrating and discussing the work of Georgette Heyer hosted by Romancing the Gothic

This conference seeks to mark the centenary of Heyer's first published novel. The conference brings together a range of perspectives and disciplines to explore Heyer. It will also include a number of (optionally) interactive events - including workshops on 18th century fashion, lessons in Georgian dancing and a quiz with generously donated prizes! We will be joined by keynote speaker Jennifer Kloester (Heyer's biographer) and by authors K J Charles, Zen Cho, Rose Lerner, Cat Sebastian and Olivia Waite for our closing roundtable panel on 'Queering Heyer' - exploring the Regency beyond Heyer's influential and meticulously created Regency world.The timetable is below, video recordings will be made available to those not able to attend talks due to time zone concerns. 9.30am - Welcome10 - 11 am - Keynote - Jennifer Kloester11 - 12.30 - First Panel 'Noble Outlaws and Dastardly Villains'Panel Chair: Sam HirstIcy Sedgwick - 'Your Money or Your Life: The The Myths and Legends of the British Highwayman’Lucie Bea Dutton – ‘Heyer’s Highwaymen on the Page and Highwaymen on the Screen’Rachel Hyland - ''Tis Ever His Custom’ – Is Tracey Belmanoir a rapist?'12.30 - 1.30 pm- Lunch1.30 - 2.15 pm - Dancing class and demonstration with Helen Davidge2.30 - 4pm - Second Panel 'Imagined Worlds' Panel chair: Javaria FarooqiGeraldine Perriam - 'In Bed with the Black Moth: Georgette Heyer's private worlds and therapeutic landscapes'Neil Cocks - 'Childhood and The Black Moth'Helen Davidge - ‘'Not a trace of emotion was visible on that impassive countenance' - Using Data Science to study the sentiments of The Black Moth’4.00 - 5pm - 'Fashions of the Black Moth' - Kelly Mann5 .30 - 7pm - Third Panel - 'Heyer and History'Panel Chair: Maria DeBlassieVanda Wilcox - 'Send him to Jamaica!: Useful Colonies in Georgette Heyer'Alessandra Pino - 'The Stuffed Gentleman in The Black Moth'Angela Toscano - 'Total Depravity: The Rake as Protestant Devil'7pm - 8pm - Roundtable 'Queering Heyer' with K J Charles, Rose Lerner, Cat Sebastian and Olivia Waite8 - 8.30 pm - Closing Remarks8.30 - 9.30 - The Great Heyer Quiz!All money goes to support the cost of the event and to compensate speakers

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