A Disturbance in The Force!

It has been a fantastic year of cinema presentations, with the final booking of the year discussing a disturbance in the force at the Palace Nova Eastend Cinema on December 2!

I had a fun time with the audience during my pre-screen presentation before the viewing of 'A Disturbance In The Force, How The Star Wars Holiday Special Happened', sharing personal anecdotes and historical facts about the franchise and its influence on global society.

Special thanks to the Palace Nova Eastend Cinema in Adelaide for the invitation to speak at the event, and for this wonderful testimony post-presentations in 2023!

Stuart is fantastic! Knowledgeable, engaging, and entertaining. He’s an excellent addition to any lineup.

Palace Nova Cinemas   

A fantastic exhibition opening!

The greater Adelaide community of pop culture enthusiasts turned out in their droves to visit my World Comic Book Linguistics exhibition at The Adelaide Comic and Toy Fair on October 3!

The exhibition presented visitors with an investigation of the linguistic context, stereotypes, representations, and controversies in early comic book literature and children's stories.

During the event, I discussed with language teaching professionals the use of the comic book as a communication medium in the second language classroom. Specifically, a new language teaching class I created and launched at the School of Languages Languages Alive Holiday Program in July!

I look forward to the next stages of my national speaking tour later this month!

On the road again!

Capricon Pop Culture Convention, Rockhampton North Queensland, August 27

I had a great time with the audience at Capricon Pop Culture Convention in Rockhampton, North Queensland, during my linguistic presentation about languages created for the tv and film industry!

Included in this leg of the tour was a constructed language keynote to pop culture fans and language enthusiasts about languages explicitly created for the TV and film industry, for example; the Klingon language; where it is spoken and to which language family it belongs, number of speakers and percentage of children speaking it; basic knowledge in a language such as greetings; unique characteristics; and information about where it might be possible to continue to learn the language in Australia or online.

The constructed language presentation was a hit with the audience with plenty of interaction during the post-presentation Q&A!

My second presentation at CapriCon Rockhampton investigated the 'Politics of Tintin,' specifically the linguistic context, stereotypes, representations, and controversies in the early Tintin albums and period children's storybook adventures.  

Special thanks to the audiences attending both presentations!

During the convention the first stage of marketing and promoting my exciting bilingual storybook adventure, The Adventures of Paris and Freddie, was undertaken. The adventure is written in the French and English languages, and set in the Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia! 

I look forward to engaging with audiences during the next legs of the tour in Sydney, Adelaide, and Melbourne!

The Daleks invaded the Palace Nova Eastend Cinema on July 10!

The second booking this week to MC and host the exclusive double feature of remastered classic Dr Who films, Dr Who and The Daleks, and Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. was as much fun as Thursday night's opening of Thor, Love and Thunder!

My pre-screening presentation offered a brief insight into Dr Who, the franchise, and comparisons with other classic pop culture television shows of the period.

Appreciative thanks to Palace Nova Cinema for the booking, and special thanks to Adam Lonsdale and the Dalek Builders Group including many wonderful pieces of memorabilia for the exhibit!

Guest MC at the Adelaide opening night event of Thor, Love and Thunder!

I had ball as MC hosting the opening night event of Thor, Love and Thunder at the Palace Eastend Cinema tonight!

During the pre-screening presentation, I included a history of the character since its inception 60 years ago and insight into the Asgardian language spoken by Thor.

Appreciative thanks to the Palace Eastend Cinema for the booking, and to Greenlight Comics for their groovy prize packs given to two lucky winners during the presentation!

I look forward to the next stage of my speaking tour!