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<div class="MsoTitle">CALL FOR PAPERS<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoSubtitle">LGBT Focus Group<o:p></o:p></div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;
mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT"><b>Association
for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE) Conference<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;
mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT"><b>August
3--6, 2010, Hyatt Century Plaza Hotel, Los Angeles<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-pagination:none;
mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT"><b> <o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT"><b>Submissions
Deadlines:<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<h1 style="margin-left:45.0pt;text-indent:-9.0pt">Individual Papers: October
15, send to Dr. Frank Miller, <span style="font-weight:normal"><a href="mailto:frnklin2001@yahoo.com"><b>frnklin2001@yahoo.com</b></a></span><o:p></o:p></h1>
<h2>Complete Panels: November 1, submit online to ATHE at <span style="font-weight:normal"><a href="http://www.athe.org/"><b>www.athe.org</b></a></span><o:p></o:p></h2><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT"><b> <o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT">The LGBT
Focus Group of the Alliance for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE) invites
panel proposals for ATHE 2010 in Los Angeles.<span style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span>Although papers on all topics related to theatre in general
and LGBT issues in particular will be considered, we particularly encourage
participants to develop ideas related to the conference theme of "Theatre
Alive:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Theatre, Media and
Survival" and the Focus Group theme, "Alive and Kicking (Back)."<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0.5in; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT"><b> <o:p></o:p></b></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0.5in; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT">"I
feel groggy and weary and tragic<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0.5in; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT">Punchy
and bleary and fresh out of magic<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0.5in; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT">But
alive, but alive, but alive!"<o:p></o:p></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0.5in; margin-left: 0.5in; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: right; "><span style="font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT">--Lee Adams, lyrics to "But
Alive" from APPLAUSE<o:p></o:p></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT">As the
conference as a whole looks at the ways in which the growth of media and other
new technologies have affected the theatre, the LGBT Focus Group is interested
in panels exploring the specific ways LGBT artists, educators, students and
audiences fit into the equation. Questions to be considered could include:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;
tab-stops:list .5in;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT">What means have LGBT theatre
and theatre pedagogy developed to resist the incursion of media on our
audience and our art form?<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;
tab-stops:list .5in;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT">What new opportunities do media
offer LGBT theatre artists and theatre teachers?<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;
tab-stops:list .5in;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT">How do LGBT theatre artists use
new technologies to queer the theatrical event?<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;
tab-stops:list .5in;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT">What specifically characterizes
the aliveness of LGBT theatre and theatrical events?<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;
tab-stops:list .5in;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT">Beyond new media and
technologies, what other social, cultural, economic and political forces
are LGBT theatre artists and teachers "kicking back" against,
and what uniquely queer ways of “kicking back” have we developed as tools
of resistance?<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;
tab-stops:list .5in;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT">What has the media done to
define and even change LGBT bodies and how have LGBT peoples tried to
seize control of the discourse?<o:p></o:p></span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;
tab-stops:list .5in;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT">In what ways do we find
ourselves "mediated" by new cultural forces, and how are we
adapting to those changes?<o:p></o:p></span></li>
</ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-pagination:none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;
text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT"><b>INFORMATION
ON SUBMITTING PROPOSALS:<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-pagination:
none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:
TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT">1.<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span><b>Completed
proposals </b></span><span style="font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT">(with all
panel members assembled) may be submitted directly to ATHE at <a href="http://www.athe.org">www.athe.org</a> by
November 1, 2009. Please forward a copy of your completed proposal to Frank
Miller (<a href="mailto:frnklin2001@yahoo.com">frnklin2001@yahoo.com</a>). PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL TECHNOLOGY REQUESTS MUST
BE INCLUDED IN YOUR COMPLETED PROPOSAL. (ATHE cannot accommodate AV needs
submitted after November 1 without substantial cost to the individual
presenter.)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-pagination:
none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:
TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT">2.<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>While
complete sessions are strongly encouraged, <b>individual paper proposals </b></span><span style="font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT">may be submitted to LGBT Focus Group
Conference Planner, Dr. Frank Miller, at <a href="mailto:frnklin2001@yahoo.com">frnklin2001@yahoo.com</a>. I will attempt
to group submissions into cohesive panels, but cannot guarantee inclusion. <b>In
order to be considered, individual proposals must be submitted by OCTOBER 15,
2009</b></span><span style="font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT">. Abstracts
(250 words) must include paper title and contact information, and must specify
any AV needs. ATHE does not accept individual paper submissions -- DO NOT
submit your individual proposal on the ATHE website. Individuals wishing to
identify colleagues to create panels prior to the November 1</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT">st </span><span style="font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT">deadline may use the LGBT listserv:
<a href="mailto:LGBT@LISTSERV.COFC.EDU">LGBT@LISTSERV.COFC.EDU</a> to circulate questions or possible panel topics.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-pagination:
none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:
TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT">3.<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span><b>All
AV and technology is fee-based this year</b></span><span style="font-family:
TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT">. Grants for AV support are available and encouraged.
To apply, follow the directions on the proposal submissions form and fill out
any additional information required. You will be notified of grant monies at
the same time as the status of your panel. ATHE cannot accommodate AV needs
submitted after November 1</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT">st
</span><span style="font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT">without substantial
cost to the individual presenter.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-pagination:
none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:
TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT">4.<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Please
note that ATHE runs from Tuesday-Friday in 2010. The application form will not
accept scheduling preferences this year.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-pagination:
none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:
TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT">5.<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Presenters
wishing to create multidisciplinary panels must contact the Focus Group
Conference Planners for each of the THREE groups they propose as MD panels that
do not complete this step are likely to be rejected.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-pagination:
none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:
TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT">6.<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>Presenters
proposing programs outside of the traditional panel format are asked to be
specific in their proposals concerning the structure and number of participants
so that ATHE can be notified about space/time needs.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-pagination:
none;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:
TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT">7.<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>ATHE
will notify the LGBT Focus Group concerning accepted or rejected panels by late
February. Panelists should expect to hear from the Conference Planner or their
Panel Chair by early March.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; font-family: Georgia; line-height: 15px; ">"Humiliation, is the square root of sin, as opposed to the freedom <br style="line-height: 1.22em; ">from humiliation. And love is the square root of wonderful."</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; font-size: 13px; line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>-- Carson McCullers</span><div>Frank Miller</div><div><a href="mailto:frnklin2001@comcast.net">frnklin2001@comcast.net</a></div><div><br></div></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">
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