Deadline Reminder: ATDS at ATHE 2015 in Montreal: Call for Papers and Proposals

[Lionel Walsh]

Dear Canadian Colleagues: please see the information, below. I am hoping 
that we have lots of Canadians on the programme in Montreal.

Information about the conference and making a proposal can be found at 
www.athe.org.  If you want to send out an idea for papers, workshops, 
panels to ATHE Members, please send it to me and I will forward it to our 
listserv on your behalf.
All the best


Lionel Walsh,  Vice-President
2015 Conference Montreal
Assotiation for Theatre in Higher Education

Associate Dean
Academic and Student Affairs
Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
University of Windsor
401 Sunset Avenue
Windsor, ON
N9B  3P4  Canada
www.uwindsor.ca/fahss
519/253-3000, ext. 2029

Associate Professor
School of Dramatic Art
519-253-3000, ext. 2820
Fax: 519-971-3629
www.uwindsor.ca/drama
----- Forwarded by Lionel Walsh/walsha/University of Windsor on 2014-10-18 
09:25 AM -----

From:   Jocelyn Buckner <jocelynbuckner at gmail.com>
To:     athecast at athe.org
Date:   2014-10-17 11:07 PM
Subject:        [ATHECast] Deadline Reminder: ATDS at ATHE 2015 Call for 
Papers and Proposals



Please circulate widely and forgive cross-postings.

Reminder: Deadlines Approaching!

Call for PApers:

American Theatre and Drama Society (ATDS) Sessions 
Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE) Conference
July 30-August 2, 2015 – Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Hotel – Montréal 
Quebec
 
Submission Deadlines: 
October 17th  (abstracts for individual papers only: submit to Jocelyn L. 
Buckner at jocelynbuckner at gmail.com);
November 1st (complete panel proposals: submit to ATHE at www.athe.org)
 
ATHE 2015—“Je Me Souviens”: I Remember 
 
Building on ATHE’s 2015 conference theme and recognizing the rich 
historic, geographic, cultural, and national characteristics of Quebec, 
ATDS invites papers, panels, roundtables, and alternative-format sessions 
that explore memory and (re)membering in American theatre and performance, 
past and present. Possible avenues of investigation include:
 
How is “America” differently conceived by U.S. and Canadian playwrights 
and theatres? What communities and cultures are erased or forgotten in 
those narratives of nation building, e.g., re immigration, assimilation, 
and revolution?
Quebec holds the histories of a diverse population of indigenous peoples. 
How do the theatre and performance histories/traditions/activism of these 
populations contribute to our understanding of an American theatre 
tradition?
How do we, as theatre and performance studies educators, scholars, and 
artists, negotiate the slippery borders between memory, historical events, 
and performance on stage and in our classrooms? 
Marvin Carlson has described the theatre as a “memory machine,” a place 
haunted by the specter of prior performance and practice. In what ways do 
performances of historical events force participants and spectators to not 
only “recycle,” but also (re)invent the past? 
In what ways have national and indigenous theatres in the Americas dealt 
with “memory,” broadly conceived?
The field of theatre and performance studies is marked with borders that 
must be crossed, from graduate school, to faculty appointments, to 
professional paths outside of the academy, to academic and arts 
administration. Yet the paths that artists and scholars tread are often 
overlooked, or forgotten. What are the road signs we miss? How can we 
ensure that professional paths are illuminated for others?
 
While ATDS encourages the submission of papers and panels addressing these 
questions, colleagues are invited to submit proposals that deal with other 
engaging topics in American theatre and drama, though preference will be 
given to proposals that explore the ATHE 2015 themes. 
In addition to the traditional format of panels and papers, ATDS welcomes 
proposals for interactive, site specific, or other alternative-format 
presentations. Presenters submitting proposals outside of the traditional 
panel format are asked to be very specific in their proposals concerning 
the structure and number of participants so that ATHE can be advised about 
space/time needs. Preference will be given to ATDS members. To learn more 
about membership benefits, please visit the ATDS website: www.atds.org.
Additional Proposal Submission Information
Individual paper proposals may be submitted to ATDS Conference Planner, 
Jocelyn L. Buckner (jocelynbuckner at gmail.com), who will work group 
submissions into cohesive panels, but cannot guarantee inclusion. 
Individual proposals must be submitted to Jocelyn L. Buckner by OCTOBER 
17, 2014. Abstracts (250 words) must include paper title and contact 
information, and must specify any AV needs. ATHE does not accept 
individual paper submissions, so DO NOT submit your individual proposal on 
the ATHE website. Individuals wishing to identify colleagues to create 
panels prior to the November 1st deadline should use the ATDS listserv: 
ATDS at LISTSERV.COFC.EDU or the new ATDS focus group page on the ATHE 
website: www.athe.org/group/ATDS to circulate questions or possible panel 
topics. 

Completed proposals (with all panel members assembled) must be submitted 
directly to ATHE (www.athe.org) by NOVEMBER 1, 2014. Please forward a copy 
of your completed proposal to Jocelyn L. Buckner (jocelynbuckner at gmail.com
). Proposals should include all requests for audiovisual needs, conference 
grants, or guest passes. As a reminder, ATHE permits two presentations per 
participant at the conference.
Multi-focus session proposals must be sponsored by a minimum two (2) ATHE 
Focus Groups and/or Committees.  It is your responsibility to contact each 
Focus Group Conference Planner or Committee Chair prior to the submission 
deadline to gain approval of all sponsoring Focus Groups and/or 
Committees. Contact information can be found on ATHE’s website: 
www.athe.org.
For additional information on proposal submissions visit www.athe.org and 
click on the “Conference” tab.


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