Fw: CFP (fwd)

[Kathy Chung]

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Cheers, --- Kathy.

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> CFP: SAMLA CONVENTION
> November 4-6, 1999 Atlanta, Georgia
>
> Matrimonial Discourse in the Works of Women Playwrights
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> This session will approach the topic of how women playwrights view the
> matrimonial condition, particularly focusing on the false myths
> associated with marriage.  We will include papers that reach across
> national boundaries to demonstrate the global nature of this issue.
> Each of the works discussed might deal with the falsely romantic vision
> inculcated in women who are not yet married as well as the reality of
> matrimony as a sacrificial, socio-economic transaction.  We are
> particularly interested in the fate of women who do not trust this
> socially contrived discourse and refuse to conform to society’s
> expectations, as well as  those who buy into this discourse.  What
> ironies may be implicit in plays portraying the perpetuation of myths
> that include a socially constructed discourse of idealized matrimony?
> Since the cultural institution of marriage is a central part of most
> societies, this topic is important in that it will allow the panelists
> to demonstrate the universality of marital myth.  The unique visual
> aspect of theater allows the playwright to communicate her message so
> that the spectator witnesses the interpersonal relationships of the
> characters firsthand.  How the playwright portrays marriage ultimately
> perpetuates or deconstructs particular societal myths for the audience.
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> Papers must be in English, but we encourage work on playwrights of
> different nationalities.  Works studied must be from the past twenty
> years.
>
> Deadline: April 15, 1999
>
> Patty Suppes and Christine Ristaino
> Department of Romance Languages
> CB #3170, 238 Dey Hall
> University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
> Chapel Hill, NC  27599-3170
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> ristaino at email.unc.edu
> pattys at email.unc.edu
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