(Minor changes may take place)
Multipurpose Room 1
Kathleen Syme Library and Community Centre
Carlton
| Time | Session |
| 9.45 – 10.00 | Registration and arrival tea/coffee |
| 10.00 – 10.05 | Welcome and opening remarks |
| 10.00 – 11.00 | Barrie Sheppard Sir Joshua Reynolds; Johnson’s friend |
| 11.00 – 11.30 | Constance (Connie) de Silva Women and the idea of madness in the time of Johnson |
| 11.30 – 11.45 | Morning tea |
| 11.45 – 12.15 | Kate Burridge Phantoms of the dictionary: From Dr Johnson to the digital age |
| 12.14 – 1.15 | Paul Tankard — Not only biography: Boswell as Johnson’s first critic |
| 1.15 – 2.00 | Lunch |
| 2.00 – 3.00 | Peter Hardie — Johnson v “The drivers of negroes” |
| 3.00 – 3.30 | John Byrne — TBA |
| 3.30 | AGM & Closing remarks |
Follow up drinks and discussion at the Clyde Hotel from 4:30 pm.
Booking details for Seminar
Bank details
Johnson Society of Australia
BSB 033 000 (Westpac)
Account No. 414 335 Please include “Seminar” and your surname.
Backup email to Treasurer Ian Hansen ianhansen26@gmail.com