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<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Call for Papers: The 26th Comparative Drama
Conference</DIV></DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>To Whom it May Concern:<BR><BR>Following the attack on the World
Trade Towers and the Pentagon on 9-11-2001, I have received a growing number of
inquiries from prospective panelists who wanted to know if the board of the
Comparative Drama Conference would welcome papers and pre-organized panels
discussing such topics as theatre and terrorism since the antiquity. It is
logistically impossible for me to answer each individual inquiry separately.
Therefore, I am communicating my answer to all of you along with the Call for
Papers which explains, among other things, the board’s policy regarding
individual papers and pre-organized panels. Proposals reporting on new research
and developments on any aspect of drama (including the topic of terrorism) are
welcome as long as the proposals for individual papers and pre-organized panels
meet the specifications set by the board.<BR><BR>Cordially,<BR><BR>Stratos
Constantinidis<BR><BR><FONT size=4><B>The 26th Comparative Drama Conference:
April 25-27, 2002 <BR>Call for Papers Deadline: December 1,
2001<BR><BR></B></FONT>This call for papers includes the following information:
(1) The Announcement, (2) The Conference and its keynote speakers, (3) The
Journal, (4) The Co-sponsors, (5) Pre-organized Panels, (6) Session Chairs, (7)
Pre-registration, (8) Hotel Accommodations, (9) The Conference
Board.<BR><BR><B>The Announcement</B> <BR>Papers reporting on new research and
developments in any aspect of drama are invited for the 26th Comparative Drama
Conference that will take place at <B>The Ohio State University, April 25-27,
2002.</B> Papers may be comparative across disciplines, periods or
nationalities; and may deal with any issue in dramatic theory, criticism, and
literature, or any method of historiography, translation, or production. Papers
should be 15 minutes in length and should be accessible to a multi-disciplinary
audience. Scholars and artists in all languages and literatures are invited to
<B><I>email</I></B> (but not as an attached file) <B>a 400-word abstract</B>
(with paper title, author's name, institutional affiliation, and postal address
at top left) to Dr. Stratos Constantinidis at <B>constantinidis.1@osu.edu by
December 1, 2001.</B> Attendance is expected of all those whose abstracts are
accepted for presentation. Abstracts will be printed in the conference
program.<BR><BR><B>The Conference</B> <BR>The Comparative Drama Conference is an
international, interdisciplinary conference. It was founded by Dr. Karelisa
Hartigan at The University of Florida in 1977. Every year, about 150 scholars
are invited to present and discuss their work in the field of drama. The
conference draws participants from both the Humanities and the Arts. The papers
delivered range over the whole field of theatre research and production. Over
the past 25 years, the participants have come from 27 countries. Papers selected
for presentation are assigned to a session of the conference including other
papers with related themes. Sessions are established to cover all papers
selected. Each year a distinguished theatre scholar or artist whose recent work
is relevant to the conference is invited to address the participants in a
plenary session. Past keynote speakers have included: Charles Beye, Bernard
Beckerman, Peter Walcot, Edith Kern, John Peradotto, William C. Scott, Enoch
Brater, Oscar Brockett, Charles Lyons, Bernd Seidensticker, Juan Villegas, and
Marvin Carlson. <B>The keynote speaker for 2002 will be Professor Helene Foley
(Columbia University).</B> Her most recent book is <I>FEMALE ACTS IN GREEK
TRAGEDY</I> (Princeton University Press, 2001).<BR><BR><B>The Journal
<BR></B>You are welcome to subscribe to the conference journal, <I>TEXT &
PRESENTATION</I>. For 22 years, <I>T&P</I> has been publishing the best
papers presented at the conference, and has helped readers understand what is
happening in the field of drama internationally. Each issue consists of up to 15
articles which have undergone anonymous peer reviews to meet high standards.
Throughout the journal's history, the articles have framed dramatic discourse,
identified emerging trends, and challenged established views. Participants in
the conference are invited to submit their papers to <I>TEXT &
PRESENTATION</I>. The papers should have a scholarly format, including endnotes
(following the MLA guidelines) and full bibliography. Papers can be extended
beyond the delivery length, but should not exceed 18 double-spaced pages
(including endnotes and bibliography). Please send four copies of each
submission postmarked by May 31, 2002, to Dr. Stratos Constantinidis, Department
of Theatre, The Ohio State University, 1849 Cannon Drive, Columbus, Ohio 43210.
Every issue after 1999 features up to five book reviews by noted scholars. For
more information, contact Dr. Verna Foster, Department of English, Loyola
University Chicago, 6525 North Sheridan Road, Chicago, IL 60626. Email:
vfoster@luc.edu<BR><BR><B>The Co-sponsors</B> <BR>The 26th Comparative Drama
Conference and the 22nd issue of its journal are funded in part by the
Department of Greek and Latin, the Department of East Asian Languages and
Literatures, the Division of Comparative Studies, the Department of English, the
Department of Near Eastern Literatures, the Department of French & Italian,
the Department of African-American and African Studies, the Department of
Spanish and Portuguese, the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures,
the Department of Slavic and East European Literatures, and the Department of
Theatre at The Ohio State University. Attendance at all the sessions of the
Comparative Drama Conference is open and free to the faculty and students of
these departments.<BR><BR><B>Pre-organized panels</B> <BR>Pre-organized panels
will also be considered. A pre-organized panel should include three papers. Each
paper should be 15 minutes in length. Panel proposals should include (1) a copy
of each panelist's 400-word abstract with paper title, author's name,
institutional affiliation, postal address, and e-mail address at top left; and
(2) a succinct, 50-word rationale for the grouping of the papers (with the name,
institutional affiliation, postal address, and email address of the panel
organizer at top left). The panel organizer should email the abstracts and
rationale to constantinidis.1@osu.edu by December 1, 2001.<BR><BR><B>Session
Chairs <BR></B>Submitters and non-submitters of abstracts who are interested in
chairing a session at the conference are invited to send a brief CV highlighting
areas of expertise to constantinidis.1@osu.edu. The 25th Comparative Drama
Conference had 57 Session Chairs.<BR><BR><B>Pre-registration <BR></B>All
submitters of abstracts will be notified by email as to the board's decision
regarding their abstracts. The submitters whose abstracts are accepted for
presentation, will be asked to prepare full papers (suitable for 15-minute
readings) for delivery at the conference on April 25-27, 2002. If a submitter
has not received notification of acceptance by January 30, 2002, please contact
the conference director at constantinidis.1@osu.edu. All presenters will be
required to pre-register. The 2002 pre-registration fees are as follows: (1)
Presenter or Presenter & Session Chair: $85 for faculty members. (2)
Presenter: $70 for graduate students. (3) Non-presenter Session Chair: $60. (4)
Guests: $50. All submitters of abstracts are advised to apply for travel funds
from their home institutions as early as possible. The pre-registration fee
covers all conference events and services including a copy of the conference
program & abstract booklet (about 106 pages), a copy of the 22nd volume of
TEXT & PRESENTATION (about 200 pages), admission to all the conference
sessions, admission to the conference reception (food and soft drinks), a ticket
to a two-hour show produced by The Contemporary American Theatre Company, bus
transportation from the hotel to the show and back, etc. The pre-registration
forms will be e-mailed with the letter of notification in
January.<BR><BR><B>Hotel Accommodations</B> <BR>Holiday Inn on the Lane has
agreed to offer a special rate to the participants of the Comparative Drama
Conference: $85 single, double, triple, or quad rate. This arrangement allows
two participants who prefer to share a room to pay only about $43 each, plus
tax. Four participants who agree to share a room will pay about $21 each, plus
tax. When contacting the hotel (1-800-465-4329 or 614-294-4848) please mention
the "Comparative Drama Conference block." The hotel will provide airport shuttle
service free of charge. Participants can also find other hotels near campus with
lower rates. A limited number of rooms will also be available in the OSU
dormitories. A single-bed room will cost $30 per night. A two-bed room will cost
$15 per person per night.<BR><BR><B>The Conference Board (2001-2002)</B>
<BR>Stratos E. Constantinidis (Ohio State University), Harry J. Elam (Stanford
University), William Elwood (Southern Connecticut State University), Verna
Foster (Loyola University Chicago), Kiki Gounaridou (Smith College), Jan L.
Hagens (University of Notre Dame), Karelisa Hartigan (University of Florida),
William Hutchings (University of Alabama at Birmingham), Jeffrey Loomis
(Northwest Missouri State University), Helen Moritz (Santa Clara University),
Elizabeth Scharffenberger (Columbia University), James Svendsen (University of
Utah), Ronald W. Wince (McMaster University).<BR><BR>For more information,
please call: 6142925821 or 6142921261. <BR>Email: constantinidis.1@osu.edu
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