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Subject: CFP: Sensuous Performances: How did medieval plays engage the
five senses? (9/15/09; Medieval Congress in Kalamazoo, May 2010)
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2009 21:30:49 -0400
From: jill stevenson <[log in to unmask]>
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Sensuous Performances: How did medieval plays engage the five senses?
International Medieval Congress in Kalamazoo, Michigan
13-16 May 2010
In trying to recapture the “liveness” of medieval performances, many
scholars have analyzed these events’ aural and visual elements,
examining how performances in the Middle Ages engaged the eye and ear.
However, performances engage all five senses for performers and audience
members—both intentionally and unintentionally. This was especially true
in the Middle Ages, when performances regularly took place as part of
ceremonies, rituals, celebrations, and domestic events. Medieval plays
not only incorporated smells, tastes, physical contact, sights, and
sounds into their design, but performance events were also performed
alongside other (sometimes competing, sometimes complementary)
sensualities. This panel seeks work that examines not only how medieval
performances engaged one or more of the senses, but also how this
sensuality may have impacted a performance’s meaning and value. The
panel’s organizer welcomes work from all medieval periods and geographic
regions.
*Submission Details: Submit one-page abstracts and contact information
to Jill Stevenson at **[log in to unmask]*
<mailto:[log in to unmask]>* no later than **September 15, 2009.*
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