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Friday February 14, 2025 2:30pm - 4:00pm PST
A Gallifrey One special event. We are proud to bring you our annual symposium on Doctor Who academic topics, a special presentation of short lectures by convention attendees on a variety of topics, selected by Paul Booth and Joy Piedmont.  Presenters and topics at this year's TARDIS Talks session include:
  • Keynote address: Steven Schapansky, Radio Free Skaro, "We All Make Doctor Who"
  • Jane McCamant, "Is Doctor Who a religion? Sociological Perspectives on Faith and Fandom"
  • Lena Barkin, "London 1963! Doctor Who's Shifting Perspectives on a Fixed Point in Time"
  • Tom Dickinson, "Doctor Who and the Fourth Wall"
  • Catrina Parker, "The Doctor and the Power of Play"
Panelists
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Catrina Parker

Cosplayer, Podcaster, Quirky Pop
I am the host of the Quirky Pop podcast where quirky pop culture characters in TV, Film and other areas are discussed with a hint of social science My undergraduate degree is in Human Development. I have also appeared on other podcast to discuss pop culture. I’ve been interviewed... Read More →
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Jane McCamant

Sociologist by training, librarian by profession, new Doctor Who convert. @salterton.bsky.social
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Joy Piedmont

Co-producer, Reality Bomb
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 that covered the Third Doctor's era, which she 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... Read More →
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Lena Barkin

Fan Studies Scholar, The Fanthropologist
Jamie scholar, Doctor Who lifer - I wrote a Polygon article about how villains are hot@scenicrailway.bsky.com
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Paul Booth

Dr. Booth is a Professor of Media and Cinema Studies/Communication Technology in the College of Communication of DePaul University.
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Steven Schapansky

Host/Interviewer, Radio Free Skaro
Steven is a Hugo Award-winning podcaster with well over a decade of experience in the world of podcasting. Steven is one of the co-hosts and producers of the long running and popular Doctor Who podcast Radio Free Skaro. He also co-hosts and produces The Memory Cheats and Lazy Doctor... Read More →
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Tom Dickinson

Host and Sole Proprietor, Doctor Who: The Moment
Friday February 14, 2025 2:30pm - 4:00pm PST
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