Conference Day 2
Monday June 20th 2022
[Slight changes in the program are still possible!]
8:15 - 8:45
Wake Up Yoga
Morning yoga for everybody interested! Yoga instructor Tonia Schilling leads a yoga session every morning, suitable for all levels. (Bring a comfy outfit!)
9:00 - 10:30
Plenary III
Creativity? What?
Organizer: Michael Houseman, Chair: Sarah Pike, Discussants: Ronald Grimes, Carole Cusack, Sabina Magliocco, Nicolas Boissière.
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee Break
Coffee and refreshments @Â the venue.
11:00 - 12:30
Panels and Workshops
Slot 3 : Two Films on Contemporary Ritual Creativity
Monika Salzbrunn: La Messa Partigiana. This short film shows the artist Simona Ugolotti reinventing the Catholic Mass in a carnivalesque way for the memory of female resistance fighters.
Renée De La Torre & Cristina Gutierrez: Altars of the Dead: Changing Heritage of a Mexican Tradition. The film describes how Day of the Dead rituals were adapted during the pandemic.
Commentators : Alessandro Testa, Ron Grimes.
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Slot 4 : TBA
12:30 - 14:00
Lunch Break
Lunch for invited guests @ Restaurant Personnel État Fribourg BAD, Rue Joseph-Piller 13.
14:00 - 15:30
Plenary IV
Researching Ritual Creativity: Reflections on Fieldwork and Analysis
Chair: François Gauthier, Discussants: Sabina Magliocco, Eric Venbrux, Anna Fedele.
15:30 - 16:00
Coffee Break
Coffee and refreshments @Â the venue.
15:30 - 17:00
Panels and Workshops
Slot 5: Connecting/Contesting: The Spiritual, Cultural and Political Effects of Neo-Pagan Ritual Creativity
Organizers: Renée De La Torre, Cristina Gutierrez and Yael Dansac, Discussants: Graham Harvey, Sabina Magliocco, Katri Ratia.
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Slot 6 : Open Space, room 01.04.
18:30 - 20:00
Dinner and Networking
« Apéro Dînatoire » & Party for all conference participants @ Restaurant Les Menteurs, BlueFactory, Pass. du Cardinal 1.