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-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [M-R] Call for Papers: Performance, Religion, and Social Agency Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2006 09:55:28 -0400 From: jill stevenson <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: medieval-religion - Scholarly discussions of medieval religious culture <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Call for Papers: Performance, Religion, and Social Agency ATHE (The Association of Theatre in Higher Education), 2007 ATHE's presence in New Orleans next year begs the question: what is the Academy's role in a devastated city that has become, for many, a symbol of racial inequality, U.S. government corruption, and cynical political staginess, as well as a platform for social activism and eschatological discourse? This panel seeks work that investigates intersections of performance, spirituality, and social agency, and is interested in selecting papers with interdisciplinary focus that represent a wide range of time periods, geographies, performance styles, and ritual practices. Both historical and theoretical essays are welcome. Possible issues these papers might address include: How do theatrical traditions borrow from ritual practices in order to facilitate social activism, and vice versa? Does a performance in a sacred setting disguise worldly discourse? Or does a religious forum somehow elevate such discourse? Can mimesis contribute to socio-spiritual events and how does lived representation contribute to the actualization of teleologies and other "truths"? Can theatrical theories and styles be used to analyze the efficacy of spiritual practice? In what ways has the sacralization of the Academy itself alienated scholarly writing from larger social fields and stages of power? Papers should be 20 minutes long and read in English. Please send the title of your proposed paper with a 200-word abstract (as Word attachment), with affiliation and contact details, to Christopher Swift at [log in to unmask] by October 1. Please include any AV requests with your abstract. Feel free to email Chris if you have any questions. ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html -- Abigail Ann Young (Dr), Associate Editor/ Records of Early English Drama/ Victoria College/ 150 Charles Street W/ Toronto Ontario Canada Phone (416) 585-4504/ FAX (416) 813-4093/ [log in to unmask] List-owner of REED-L <http://www.reed.utoronto.ca/reed-l.html> http://www.reed.utoronto.ca/ => REED's home page http://www.reed.utoronto.ca/stage.html => our Web guide http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~young => my home page