Call for Papers on LGBT Topics--ATHE 2010 in Los Angeles

[Frank Miller]

CALL FOR PAPERS
LGBT Focus Group
Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE) Conference

August 3--6, 2010, Hyatt Century Plaza Hotel, Los Angeles



Submissions Deadlines:

Individual Papers: October 15, send to Dr. Frank Miller, frnklin2001 at yahoo.com

Complete Panels: November 1, submit online to ATHE at www.athe.org



The LGBT Focus Group of the Alliance for Theatre in Higher Education  
(ATHE) invites panel proposals for ATHE 2010 in Los Angeles.  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:   
Theatre, Media and Survival" and the Focus Group theme, "Alive and  
Kicking (Back)."


"I feel groggy and weary and tragic
Punchy and bleary and fresh out of magic
But alive, but alive, but alive!"
--Lee Adams, lyrics to "But Alive" from APPLAUSE


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:



What means have LGBT theatre and theatre pedagogy developed to resist  
the incursion of media on our audience and our art form?
What new opportunities do media offer LGBT theatre artists and theatre  
teachers?
How do LGBT theatre artists use new technologies to queer the  
theatrical event?
What specifically characterizes the aliveness of LGBT theatre and  
theatrical events?
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?
What has the media done to define and even change LGBT bodies and how  
have LGBT peoples tried to seize control of the discourse?
In what ways do we find ourselves "mediated" by new cultural forces,  
and how are we adapting to those changes?


INFORMATION ON SUBMITTING PROPOSALS:

1.      Completed proposals (with all panel members assembled) may be  
submitted directly to ATHE at www.athe.org by November 1, 2009. Please  
forward a copy of your completed proposal to Frank Miller (frnklin2001 at yahoo.com 
). 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.)

2.   While complete sessions are strongly encouraged, individual paper  
proposals may be submitted to LGBT Focus Group Conference Planner, Dr.  
Frank Miller, at frnklin2001 at yahoo.com. I will attempt to group  
submissions into cohesive panels, but cannot guarantee inclusion. In  
order to be considered, individual proposals must be submitted by  
OCTOBER 15, 2009. 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 1st deadline may use  
the LGBT listserv: LGBT at LISTSERV.COFC.EDU to circulate questions or  
possible panel topics.

3.   All AV and technology is fee-based this year. 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 1st without substantial cost to the  
individual presenter.

4.   Please note that ATHE runs from Tuesday-Friday in 2010. The  
application form will not accept scheduling preferences this year.

5.   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.

6.   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.

7.   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.

"Humiliation, is the square root of sin, as opposed to the freedom
from humiliation. And love is the square root of wonderful."
					-- Carson McCullers
Frank Miller
frnklin2001 at comcast.net



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