ACTR/ARTC Call for Papers 2006

[Laura Levin]

2006 ACTR Conference / Congrès de l’ARTC 2006
Association for Canadian Theatre Research
Association de la recherche théâtrale au Canada

CALL FOR PAPERS

The next ACTR annual conference will be held May 27 to 30, 2006, at 
York University, Toronto, as part of the Congress of the Social 
Sciences and Humanities.  ACTR welcomes papers on all topics and 
practices of interest to the organization, both Canadian and 
international.

Given the location of our 2006 conference in Canada's largest city, and 
in light of the intense debate over the means and methods of urban 
renewal currently playing out in Toronto, we especially invite 
proposals relating to this year’s conference theme:

Performing the City

Our conference this year will explore multiple intersections between 
performance and the city: the city as the site of performance, the city 
as theatre’s material, historical, and ideological context, and 
theatrical representations of the city.  We especially encourage papers 
that engage with the city as an international and intercultural entity, 
and we welcome perspectives that trouble the local, national, and 
cultural frames through which performance is traditionally read.

Papers might consider a wide range of questions, including: How do 
representations of the city either shore up or complicate claims of 
national identity?  What conversations about racial, sexual, and 
cultural diversity are enabled by the urban contexts of performance?  
What can the history of urban theatre and performance tell us about 
contemporary trends and practices? How do contemporary performance 
genres (site-specific performance, agitprop and community theatre, slam 
poetry, drag balls, flash mobs, protests) respond to the economic and 
political contrasts of the city?

On a broader, disciplinary level, how can we understand our own 
performance research as a globally networked entity? How might our 
engagement with different disciplines (theatre history, 
literary/textual studies, performance studies, urban planning, cultural 
geography) provide a fuller picture of theatre as an urban institution 
and practice?

Paper and presentation proposals:
Proposals for papers and presentations should include a 250-word 
abstract and a short bio.  Actors, designers, directors, playwrights 
and educators are particularly encouraged to share their work in the 
form of workshops, performance pieces and demonstrations.  Paper and 
presentation proposals are due by November 15, 2005.

Panel proposals:
We invite panels that address the Congress theme, a special research 
topic, or a current issue of concern to theatre scholars.  Proposals 
for varied and innovative formats are welcome, including 3-person 
panels, seminars, and roundtables.  All panel proposals should include 
a 250-word rationale.  If you have selected the members of your 
proposed panel, you should include participants’ names, affiliations, 
paper titles, and contact information.  If you are proposing a panel 
that will be filled by an open call, please include the text for the 
call for papers.  Panel proposals are due by November 1, 2005.

Please send submissions (preferably as email attachments in MS Word) to:

Laura Levin
Department of Theatre
317 Centre for Film & Theatre
York University
4700 Keele Street
Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3
Email: levin at yorku.ca


Please note that all presenters must be paid-up ACTR members at the 
time of their presentations.

The Association for Canadian Theatre Research is a non-profit 
organization founded in 1976 to support and encourage research in 
theatre and performance studies in Canada, with a special interest in 
Canadian work.  http://www.actr-artc.ca

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