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Friday, November 2, 2012
A2: Staging Time, Timing History We welcome auditors during the entire session, and during the final twenty minutes or so will open the conversation to the audience. We invite potential auditors to read the session abstracts and/or the shared readings. Both are available at this link: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/g33psojwi180xxt/PwBf_m2lrQ. Conveners: John Muse, University of Chicago; Nick Salvato, Cornell University
A4: Indigenous Performance Research in the Americas: Indigenous Histories and the Performance of Reconciliation Initial discussion will be among seminar participants, with audience members invited to participate roughly halfway through the session. Conveners: Stephanie Lein Walseth, University of Minnesota; Ann Haugo, Illinois State University
A6: Contaminating Bodies, Infectious Spectacles, Troubling Histories: Women on Performative Display Our session will be a combination of small group feedback and large group discussion. To facilitate audience participation, we will distribute a handout containing an agenda and paper abstracts. Audience members can choose to join a small group related to their interests and contribute to those discussions, as well as the large group conversation. Conveners : Jill Stevenson, Marymount Manhattan College; Jen-Scott Mobley, Rollins College
B1: Eighteenth Century Theatrical Histories, or, the Long, the Deep, and the Wide The 18th century group will be spending the first 45 minutes of discussion in their smaller groups and the rest of the time talking as a whole. Audience is invited to join or travel about the smaller groups. Conveners: Jennifer Kokai, Weber State University; Daniel Smith, Michigan State University
B6: Embodied Archives: Movement, Memory, and Historiographies of the Body We welcome audience members and appreciate their engaged attention and observation. We have space and time in our schedule for their input. Conveners: Jessica Berson, Harvard University; Kirsten Pullen, Texas A&M University
C2: Undercover: New Approaches to Plays from the Spanish Golden Age through Hidden Histories of Women and Native Americans Rediscover Spanish Gold: Experience a first-hand encounter with two treasures from the Spanish Golden Age: Ana Caro’s Agravio and Lope’s Nuevo mundo. Watch bilingual teams of scholar-artists wrestle with critical scenes. Hear stage-friendly new translations. Participate in discussions, and take home new resources for teaching and research. Advance digging available: http://spanish-golden-age-plays.wikispaces.com/Working+Session+2012. Walk-ins welcome. Convener: Ben Gunter, Theater with a Mission
Observers are welcome for the entire session, and knowledgeable observers may participate in some parts of the working group’s activities at the co-conveners' invitation. Those who wish to interact are encouraged to familiarize themselves with the group’s work and some of the listed readings on our blog at http://brit-alt-theatre.blogspot.com. Conveners : Brian EG Cook, Independent Scholar; Sara Freeman, University of Puget Sound
C4: Digital Histories and Taxonomic Shifts This seminar explores ways to conceptualize the field of “multimedia performance.” Participants were asked to develop a working taxonomic model for discussion and exchange. The in-person seminar time will incorporate break-out sessions during which groups of participants will apply their models to actual cases. Audiences are welcome to sit in. Conveners : Jen Parker-Starbuck, Roehampton University, London; David Saltz, University of Georgia,
C5: “Experiments in Democracy:" Performing an Interracial and Multicultural America, 1900-1950 Observers are encouraged to read "Experiments in Democracy in the American Theatre, 1900-1950: A Definition and Overview," by Jonathan Shandell. This essay frames the historical and theoretical parameters governing the session. It is an unpublished work-in-progress. Do not distribute, reproduce or cite it in any way. Visit: http://www.box.net/experiments-in-democracy/ Password: "ASTR2012". Conveners : Cheryl Black, University of Missouri, Columbia; Jonathan Shandell, Arcadia University
C7: If Not Us, Who? If Not Now, When? Embodiment, Engagement, and the Pedagogy of Performance We anticipate opportunities for audience members to ask questions, as well as to share their own opinions and experiences. Audience members are encouraged, but not required, to prepare by reviewing a selection of material generated by the working group. This material will be available after October 20 at: http://astr12.pbworks.com. Conveners : Jane Barnette, Kennesaw State University; Henry Bial, University of Kansas
D3: Shakespearean Performance Research Group The Shakespearean Performance Research Group welcomes non-members to attend the entirety of our gathering, as auditors during the early going and as participants in the group conversation that we will hold during its latter part.
D7: Global Theatre Histories - Exploring a New Research Paradigm We highly encourage colleagues interested in the new field of Global Theatre Histories to participate in our session. Please contact Nic Leonhardt (n.leonhardt [at] lmu.de ) if you would like to attend the session and get readings and working papers in advance. Conveners: Christopher B. Balme, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich ; Nic Leonhardt, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich
D8: Theatre/Performance Historiography: Time, Space, Matter Those attending this Working Session can choose a set of papers to read and then discuss, with the authors, during the first hour. Indicate your interest in one group (below) by contacting Michal Kobialka at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Papers will be sent shortly after the participants deadline of 1 October 2012: Group A (modalities of change/transformation), Group B (temporalities), and Group C (spatialities). Conveners: Rosemarie Bank, Kent State University; Michal Kobialka, University of Minnesota
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