Plenary Speakers: Drs. Linda and Michael Hutcheon
We invite papers which investigate themes of death and rebirth in drama
and performance from scholars in a wide range of disciplines. Presentations
might address this topic through the lens of contemporary critical theory,
staging practice, dramaturgical approaches, theatre histor(ies), genre,
or various performance traditions (ritual and religious drama, folklore,
opera, dance, etc.). Topics might include, but are not restricted to, the
tragic ghost tradition, ‘‘faking'' death on stage, specters of disease,
holocaust narratives, apocalypse narratives and representations of the
afterlife. One-page abstracts (approximately 500 words) are due by 30
April 2001. Abstracts must include the applicant's name, address, telephone
number and email address as well as academic affiliation. Papers will be
limited to presentations of twenty minutes maximum. Please include a request
for any required audio-visual equipment with your submission.
Send abstracts to: Kim Solga and Jenn Stephenson
Graduate Centre for Study of Drama
University of Toronto
214 College Avenue, 3rd floor
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M5T 2Z9.
ksolga@chass.utoronto.ca
Purposefully designed to be interdisciplinary, this conference will
also be interactive, incorporating scene presentations of conference-paper
length side-by-side with more conventionally academic work. A separate
call for performance presentations will be issued once the paper call has
closed.