Achtung U2 Fans
Come spend a few days talking, listening and thinking about what U2 has done. We're bringing together scholars, teachers, students, journalists, clergy, musicians and intellectually curious U2 fans for a rich program of exploring this truly one-of-a-kind band for a truly one-of-a-kind conference, and we hope you'll be in the room.
Is it all so much hype? Are we lost in their feedback? Or is this band of ambitions, paradoxes, ironies and sincerity the real thing? If you think U2 has played a role, for better or worse, in changing the worlds of music, entertainment, popular culture, humanitarian relief, peace and social justice efforts - or has changed the world in you - then come join the conversation. Meet us in the sound!
Tentative Program
AS OF June 5, 2009
A list of the accepted presenters and paper titles is here. We will form panels of 2-3 presentations based on these papers and offer seveal sessions of panel presentations during the conference program.
Day 1 - oCT. 2, 2009
3:00 – 5:00 PM
Early registration & check-in for registrants.
7:00 – 10:00 PM
Welcoming reception and test screening of Meet Me in the Sound, a new documentary film by first time Melbourne film maker Natalie Baker about the international U2 fan community.
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Day 2 - oCT. 3, 2009
** Registration will be open all day, from 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
** Vendor, exhibitor and book tables open all day, from 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
8:00 AM
Registration & check-in.
9:00 – 10:00 AM
Plenary Session 1 with Jim Henke: "We are meant to be one of the great groups": How U2 Saved Rock and Roll"
10:00 – 10:30 AM
Coffee and refreshments provided for all registrants
10:30 – 11:45 AM
Breakout Session 1
Concurrent sessions for paper presentations, talk backs, and organization presentations.
Group 1A – Concurrent session
Group 1B - Concurrent session
Group 1C – Concurrent session
Group 1D – Concurrent session
11:45 – 1:00 PM
Lunch break
1:15 – 2:15 PM
Plenary Session 2, Keynote Address by Anthony DeCurtis, "U2: Contents and Discontents."
2:30 – 3:45 PM
Breakout Session 2
Concurrent meetings for paper presentations, talk backs, and organization presentations.
Group 2A – Concurrent session
Group 2B - Concurrent session
Group 2C – Concurrent session
Group 2D – Concurrent session
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Day 3 - OCT. 4, 2009
** Registration will be open all day, from 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
** Vendor, exhibitor and book tables open all day, from 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
8:00 AM
Registration & check-in.
9:00 – 10:00 AM
Plenary Session 3 with Matt McGee
10:00 – 10:30 AM
Coffee and refreshments provided for all registrants
10:30 – 11:45 AM
Breakout Session 3
Concurrent meetings for paper presentations, talk backs, and
organization presentations.
Group 3A – Concurrent session
Group 3B - Concurrent session
Group 3C – Concurrent session
Group 3D – Concurrent session
11:45 – 1:00 PM
Lunch break
1:15 – 2:15 PM
Plenary Session 4 with Agnes Nyamayarwo
2:30 – 3:45 PM
Breakout Session 4
Concurrent meetings for paper presentations, talk backs, and
organization presentations.
Group 4A – Concurrent session
Group 4B - Concurrent session
Group 4C – Concurrent session
Group 4D – Concurrent session
4:00 – 5:00 PM
Plenary Session 5 with Neil McCormick "Boy To Man: How U2's Experiences of Growing Up in 1960s and 1970s Dublin Shaped the Band."
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