BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
METHOD:PUBLISH
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
PRODID:-//WordPress - MECv7.33.0//EN
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://barricadescon.com/
X-WR-CALNAME:Barricades: A Les Mis Convention
X-WR-CALDESC:A fan-run fan-academic convention about Victor Hugo's Les Miserables
X-WR-TIMEZONE:UTC
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:UTC
X-LIC-LOCATION:UTC
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0000
TZOFFSETTO:+0000
TZNAME:UTC
DTSTART:20260715T003620
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
X-MS-OLK-FORCEINSPECTOROPEN:TRUE
BEGIN:VEVENT
CLASS:PUBLIC
UID:MEC-d8ab1a52f058358b947cdf8261b5e1a2@barricadescon.com
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260724T210000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260724T220000
DTSTAMP:20260714T204922Z
CREATED:20260714
LAST-MODIFIED:20260714
PRIORITY:5
SEQUENCE:1
TRANSP:OPAQUE
SUMMARY:The Combeferre Problem
DESCRIPTION:His name has at least five different possible etymologies. He has over twenty canonical hobbies and interests in his introduction. He believes in the role of science in progress and neither affirms nor denies anything. He silences Marius in two words and sings about it. He’s a pacifist by nature but brings three guns to the barricade. He knows the specifications of a cannon but underestimates the speed of light. He implores the barricadiers to think of their families while forgetting his own mother. His values and philosophy are echoed by the narrative from start to finish, but his name is only mentioned in 28 out of 365 chapters. His vision of social progress through education and his focus on the fates of women and children make him one of the novel’s most politically serious characters, but he’s severely underexamined in academic and fan meta alike. So—what is going on with Combeferre? \nIn this panel, I present an analysis of Combeferre’s character through canon-era sciences, education, and social issues. We will examine how Combeferre’s narrative context helps us read Les Misérables as a whole, compile a canon-accurate reading list for the Combeferre in your life, and make sense of what the superiority of Jesus Christ over Napoleon is even about.\n
URL:https://barricadescon.com/events/the-combeferre-problem/
CATEGORIES:Academic track
LOCATION:Track 1
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR