FRIDAY, 20th September
1.00-1.15 Welcome and introduction
Parapsychology I
1.15-1.45 ‘Third eye dreaming’- The role of the pineal gland, transliminality and music in dream ESP.7’ Sarah Grierson Watch the presentation
1.45-2.15 ‘Dr Alex Tanous: The life of a psychic psychical researcher’ Callum E. Cooper
2.15-2.35 Coffee Break
Parapsychology II
2.35-3.05 ‘Exploring the phenomenological aspect of the apparition experience’ Aaron Lomas
3.05-3.45 PANEL DISCUSSION: Studying parapsychology, and hopes for the future’ Callum E. Cooper, Rachel Evenden, Sarah Grierson and Aaron Lomas, University of Northampton
3.45-4.05 Coffee Break
Extraordinary Journeys
4.05-4.35 ‘The Psychic Web: An extraordinary journey’ Dr Tamlyn Ryan
4.35-5.05 ‘In search of the philosopher’s stone’ Maria Papaspyrou
7.00- Dinner in Hotel
SATURDAY, 21st September
Spiritualism in Society
10.00-10.30 ‘Spirits, séances and Stoke-on-Trent: Visualising the hidden world of Spiritualism in a post-industrial city’ Dr Sara MacKian with Daniele Sambo, Prof Steve Pile and Dr Nadia Bartolini
10.30-11.00 ‘Hidden apprenticeships: The transmission of enhanced awareness in mediumistic and other shamanic traditions’ Dr David Gordon Wilson
11.00-11.15 Coffee Break
Ghosts and Hauntings I
11.15-11.45 ‘Spirit Art: Paranormally produced precipitated paintings, America c1852’ Ann Bridge Davies
11.45-12.15 ‘Scared to death and other ghost stories from Victorian Sheffield’ Dr David Clarke Watch the presentation
12.15-12.45 ‘Book hauntings’ Mark Valentine
12.45-2.00 Lunch
Extraordinary Fictions, Objects and Space
2.00-2.30 ‘Fiction and its double’ Andy Sharp Watch the presentation
2.30-3.00 ‘Playback Hex: William Burroughs and the magical objectivity of the tape recorder’ Dr James Riley
3.00-3.15 Coffee Break
Anthropology, Theory and Experience
3.15-3.45 ‘Experiences of synchronicity and Anthropological endeavours’ Dr Christel Mattheuws
3.45-4.15 ‘Anthropology and the extraordinary’ Dr Hannah Gilbert
4.15-5.00 DISCUSSION: Representing our own and others’
experience
7.00- Dinner at Ask Italian
SUNDAY, 22nd September
Methods and Tools
10.00-10.30 ‘Seeing what is 'unseen': Using video to enrich our social understanding of paranormal experiences’ Rachael Hayward
10.30-11.00 ‘Altered States of Consciousness as a principle for sonic arts composition’ Dr Jon Weinel Watch the presentation
11.00-11.20 Coffee Break
Ghosts and Hauntings II
11.20-11.50 ‘Physical Mediumship, Spiritualist ritual and the search for ectoplasm’ Shannon Taggart
11.50-12.20 ‘Reviving Chinese ghosts’ Prof Charles Emmons Watch the presentation.
12.20-1.00 General Discussion and Closing Remarks
1.00 Lunch
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