Expand the Pooh-Verse: Reimagining Public Domain Characters for New Generations
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Author
Presenter Bio
Craig Macnaughton is a multidisciplinary artist currently exploring picture book creation, mixed-media experiments, and Pooh-adjacent MG fiction. Past projects include award-winning narrative short films, theatrical video projection design, and plein-air travel painting. He is also a stay-at-home parent, living in Toronto with his family.
Session
Adaptation Studies
Start Date
12-7-2026 11:00 AM
End Date
12-7-2026 12:15 PM
Abstract
This presentation, inspired by the staying power of Winnie-the-Pooh and the Hundred Acre Wood, discusses how public domain narrative universes should grow from preserved cultural artifacts to living creative spaces that continue to ask the same essential question: what happens next?
Expand the Pooh-Verse: Reimagining Public Domain Characters for New Generations
This presentation, inspired by the staying power of Winnie-the-Pooh and the Hundred Acre Wood, discusses how public domain narrative universes should grow from preserved cultural artifacts to living creative spaces that continue to ask the same essential question: what happens next?