Call for Submissions for a Performance History Seminar at the 2013 CATR/ACRT Conference, University of Victoria, 1-4 June

[Peter Kuling]

*Apologies for Cross-Posting*

Call for Submissions for a Seminar at the 2013 CATR/ACRT Conference,
University of Victoria, 1-4 June

*Performance History Seminar:  The Ethical Challenges of Performance History
*
Proposals are invited for a seminar exploring the challenges of performance
history, as it relates to the ongoing research of participants.  Like
earlier seminars at CATR/ARCT given under the title ‘Tyranny of Documents,’
this session will explore the relationship between the historian of
performance and documentary evidence; but it will also encourage
participants to raise more general questions concerning provenance,
disciplinary and cross-disciplinary benefits and challenges, and other
issues that have arisen while conducting research.

The focus this year will be on the ethical 'edges' of performance history,
including:  the extent to which historians should be advocates or
'mythbusters' regarding their subjects; the challenges of representing
oppressed individuals and groups of all kinds in the study of history; the
blessings and temptations of filling in gaps in the evidence with
imaginative speculation; among many other challenges.  The organizer
welcomes proposals in other areas of its general subject and mandate; the
topic is meant to provide direction for discussion.

Participants will submit ‘working papers’ exploring a challenge they are
facing in their ongoing research, along with documents if appropriate, all
of which will be posted to a secure website in advance of the conference
for viewing by participants and registrants.  We will assign respondents to
each, and organize the session as a series of related research questions.

We encourage proposals from graduate students, scholars early in their
careers, and seasoned veterans.  The area of research is not restricted to
a particular time or place.  Explorations of the challenges in discussing
any area of drama, theatre and performance studies will be welcome.  A goal
of this year's seminar is to explore the prospect of an ongoing, year-round
working group within CATR/ACRT on performance history.

Please send initial proposals of no more than 250 words, along with a brief
biography, to Stephen Johnson at the University of Toronto (
stephen.johnson at utoronto.ca).  Copy in the body of the email, please.

Deadline for submission is *15 December 2012*.  The organizer welcomes
questions in advance of submitting a proposal.  If in doubt, write.

NB: All accepted presenters and participants are required to join CATR. For
more information on CATR and to join or renew your membership please visit
http://www.catr-acrt.ca
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