This three-day conference will seek to explore the new developments
that characterize Anglophone drama at the dawn of the 21st century, at
a time when the label "English" is no longer perceived only as British
and American but also comprises the former colonies of the British Empire.
Theatre will be analyzed in its capacity to translate the many-faceted
societal and aesthetic changes that mark the beginning of the new millenium
: how does Anglophone drama reinscribe the complexities of postmodernism
and cultural pluralism in an age of transition ? A number of scholarly
sessions will deal with British, American and postcolonial theatre and
drama. The conference will have a strong dramaturgical bias and will seek
to accommodate papers crossing the boundaries between text and performance.
The conference will comprise plenary lectures, paper sessions, roundtables
and/or lecture- demonstrations.
Here are some of the topics that might be considered for paper sessions,
roundtables or lecture-demonstrations :
--Drama, performance and the legacy of postmodernism. --Feminist
theatre and drama.
--Political theatre and drama. --Drama and
realism.
--Drama and Empire. --Drama and power
: new colonialisms.
--The role of dramaturgy in articulating new developments.
--Drama and performance studies.
--Translating/adapting Anglophone drama in francophone countries.
--Producing Anglophone drama in French-speaking countries
: the role of dramaturgy.
--Class, gender, ethnic and cultural diversity in Anglophone
drama.
Proposals should reach the convenor by December 15, 2000 :
Professor Marc Maufort E-Mail :
mmaufort@ulb.ac.be
Conference Convenor Http : //www.ulb.ac.be/philo/langlitt/Maufort.html
Langues et littératures modernes CP 175
Université Libre de Bruxelles
50, av. F.D. Roosevelt
1050 BRUXELLES/BELGIUM