The Humanities, Medicine and Science Platform will be holding its Christmastide Symposium on Friday 6 December 2019 at 09:30 at the Faculty of Arts Library.

Yuletide HUMS was first held in 2012 and every year since then. The event is an opportunity to have a cross-disciplinary series of presentations that look at Christmas in an academic yet light-hearted manner. This year’s programme is as eclectic as in previous years and draws on experienced speakers from four different Faculties.

Chairs: Prof. Joseph Cacciottolo and Prof. Irene Sciriha

09:30
Coffee and greetings

09:45
The Neapolitan Presepe: Popular Culture, Fine Art

Prof. Keith Sciberras

10:15
Dreaming of an AI Christmas

Prof. Ing. Carl Debono

10:45
The war with your Card starts with ‘Merry Christmas’

Dr Emanuel Said 

11:15
From the North Pole to North Oxford: Tolkien's Father Christmas Letters

Prof. Peter Vassallo

11:45
A trip to Diabesityland: the Father Christmas tale

Dr Sarah Cuschieri

Seasonal reception 

Persons wishing to attend the Symposium are asked to advise Ms Danielle Baldacchino by email, for organisational purposes.