cfp: Performance Studies international

[Lisa Wolford]

Call for presentations -- second call.

5th PERFORMANCE STUDIES CONFERENCE '99

"HERE  BE  DRAGONS"
Mapping the undiscovered realms of Performance Studies:
Boundaries, Hinterlands and Beyond

Friday April 9 - Monday April 12 1999

UNIVERSITY OF WALES, ABERYSTWYTH - UNITED KINGDOM


C O N F E R E N CE   A N N O U N C E M E N T

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C A L L   F O R   P R E S E N T A T I O N S


HERE  BE  DRAGONS
 When medieval cartographers reached the limits of knowledge with regard to
the territory they were mapping they wrote 'Here be Dragons' on the
terrain beyond. It announced the unknown and in some ways the unimaginable
with a mix of fear and fascination.

The 5TH PERFORMANCE STUDIES CONFERENCE 1999 will be dedicated to an
investigation of the territory of performance studies and its boundaries,
hinterlands and the terrain beyond. As the PERFORMANCE STUDIES CONFERENCE
migrates from North America to Europe for the first time, the conference
will create an opportunity for performance studies to encounter its
neighbours and relatives - the disciplines that have in the past or may in
the future complement and challenge performance studies (Cultural Studies,
Human Geography, History, Archaeology, Anthropology, Theatre Studies) as
well as the practices of theatre, live art and performance.

CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS

We welcome scholars from a diverse range of backgrounds who are engaged
in the current debates on performance, performativity and theatricality, and
artists engaged in a variety of performance practices for a mapping of the
different histories, genealogies, geographies and politics of performance
studies.

PROPOSALS are invited for a variety of presentation formats (academic
papers, reports, installations, live performances, multi-media displays,
demonstrations, exhibitions etc.).

Conference themes and sessions will depend on the proposals submitted.

We also welcome suggestions for CURRENT THEMES and debates in the field;
ideas on SUB-THEMES and keynote speakers, particularly from outside the
disciplinary boundaries of performance studies; advice on good CONFERENCE
PRACTICES and alternative presentation formats; recommendations for PANELS
and round-tables etc. And please let us know if you would like to organise a
SESSION.

INFORMATION ON SUBMISSIONS

Please send us your IDEAS or PROPOSALS in form of a draft
abstract/project description of no more than 300 words. Please include your
personal DETAILS, and, if your are affiliated to an institution, address and
contact number of that organisation. Please also state whether you prefer to
receive your mailing by mail, fax or email. And to help determine the
linguistic policy of the conference, please let us know in which LANGUAGE
you would ideally like to give your presentation.

DEADLINES

Proposals should reach us not later than:

DEADLINE I -- 1 September 1998
(For ideas on sub-themes, debates, panels, conference formats, sessions etc.)

DEADLINE II  -- for all individual presentations 31 October 1998


Please ADDRESS your mail to:

psiwww at aber.ac.uk

Heike Roms,
PSI Performance Studies International
1 Laura Place, Aberystwyth SY23 2AU, Wales, UK
Tel: +44 (0) 1970 - 621517
Fax: +44 (0) 1970 - 622831

NOTIFICATION
You will be notified by the end of November 1998 if your submission has been
accepted. If you are unsure about the suitability of your contribution,
please contact the conference office well before the deadlines.


REQUEST INFORMATION
If you do not intend to propose a presentation but would like to receive
INFORMATION about the PS5 conference in the future send your details to the
same address.

psiwww at aber.ac.uk
PSI Performance Studies International
1 Laura Place, Aberystwyth SY23 2AU, Wales, UK
Tel: +44 (0) 1970 - 621517
Fax: +44 (0) 1970 - 622831

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Lisa Wolford
Department of Theatre
Bowling Green State University
322 South Hall
Bowling Green, OH 43403
phone: (419) 372-9367
fax:   (419) 372-7186
e-mail: lwolfor at bgnet.bgsu.edu or Lisa in BG at aol.com
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