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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Call for Papers </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt;">and </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Call for Performances</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt;"> </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Philadelphia
Theatre Research Symposium</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b style="">Conference Theme:</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b style="">The work of Anna Deavere Smith,</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b style="">Critical Cultural Performance, Performance Ethnography and Autoethnography</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b style="">Monday, March 14, 2011</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b style="">The conference will conclude with attendance at a presentation by</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt;">Anna Deavere
Smith </span></b><b style=""><sup><span style="font-size: 14pt;">*</span></sup></b><b style=""><span style="font-size: 16pt;"></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="">The deadline for submission is January 15, 2011</b>.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="">Papers:</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><i style="">The Philadelphia Theatre Research Symposium</i> is seeking abstracts
for papers for our fifth annual gathering of theatre scholars. This year's PTRS
seeks to highlight the work of new scholars in the area of, but not limited to,
solo, ethnographic and autoethnographic performance, with a special emphasis on
the work of Anna Deavere Smith. This symposium offers the opportunity to
present work in progress and to share ideas with other researchers. We are
seeking papers that engage a broad range of topics in theatre and drama studies
including, but not limited to, performance analysis, gender, politics, and
cultural theory.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><i style=""> </i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><i style="">Abstracts of 250 words or less should be submitted along with a brief
bio to Dr. David Cregan at <a href="mailto:david.cregan@villanova.edu">david.cregan@villanova.edu</a></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><i style=""> </i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="">Performances:</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">This year PTRS also seeks
submissions for performance in the area of solo performance, ethnographic performance,
and autoethnographic performance.<span style="">
</span>Submissions should include the script and a video or video link for the
performance.<span style=""> </span>Maximum length is 30 minutes.<span style=""> </span>Artists will be responsible for their own
tech.<span style=""> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><i style="">Performance proposals should be submitted to Dr. David Cregan at <a href="mailto:david.cregan@villanova.edu">david.cregan@villanova.edu</a></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;">We are proud to announce that
this year’s symposium will launch an accompanying journal.<span style=""> </span>This journal will provide a publishing
opportunity for some of the papers presented.<span style="">
</span>The journal will include established scholars but seeks to create
publishing opportunities for new scholars and relevant practitioners in the
area of theatre and drama. <br style="">
<br style="">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="">*</b><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Sponsored
by Literary Festival, Africana Studies, The President’s Office, Gender and
Women’s Studies and Theatre</span></p>