CFP Reminder: (Re)Imagining Canadiana in the United States (CATR/ACRT)

[Benjamin Gillespie]

*Call for Papers: **Oot and Aboot!: (Re)Imagining Canadiana in the United
States* (Curated Panel)


Canadian Association for Theatre Research / Association Canadienne de la
Recherche Théâtrale Conference, 24-27 May 2014, Brock University

*Coordinators:* Melanie Bennett (York University) and Benjamin Gillespie
(The Graduate Center, CUNY)

Historically, the United States has dominated cultural production in North
America through the proliferation and circulation of performances imbued
with American ideology. Canada’s proximity to the U.S.—separated by fairly
transparent borders—has meant that Canadians can hardly avoid becoming
consumers of American culture. In contrast, it appears that the U.S. often
has little knowledge of (or interest in) Canadian culture outside of
clichéd symbols that become popularized in the public imaginary.

This panel seeks paper submissions that address one or more of the
following questions: How does Canadian artistic identity differentiate
itself from its American counterparts? What impact has Canadian creative
capital had in the U.S. and vice versa? How do Canadian artists undermine,
trouble, or reinforce American perceptions of Canada? Are notions of
“Canadianism” an obstacle or an asset to public perceptions of Canadian
artists staging their work in other countries? How are forms of national
attachment supportive or inhibitive of capital gain, growth, and prestige?
How can the affective or immaterial labour of bodies moving across
Canada/U.S. borders be tracked? How is the multicultural myth and
Francophone culture in Canada used to promote an identity that is distinct
from U.S. ideology? How does U.S. border policy confront creative exchange
through the policing of non-normative bodies?

*Submissions can respond to (but are not limited by) one or more of the
following suggested topics:*

·       Affective Labour of/in forms of Cultural Exchange
·       Bodies and/or Identities Navigating Borders
·       Border Economies
·       Consumption and Circulation of Creative Capital
·       Cultural Funding
·       Ideology and Mythology
·       Individual vs. National
·       Industries of Tourism and Heritage
·       Issues Surrounding Cultural Economy
·       Local vs. Global Perspectives
·       Marketing Strategies/Branding
·       Multiculturalism and Displacement
·       Nationalism/National Identity
·       Performance and the City
·       Popular Perceptions and Representations of Canada
·       Translation and/or Adaptation
·       Transnationalism

*Please email a 250-word paper proposal and 150-word bio to Melanie Bennett
(mlbennet at yorku.ca <mlbennet at yorku.ca>) and Benjamin Gillespie
(bgillespie at gc.cuny.edu <bgillespie at gc.cuny.edu>) by December 9th 2013.
Theatre scholars and practitioners (including graduate students and early
career scholars) from Canada and abroad are encouraged to submit.*
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