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-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [M-R] CFP: Medieval Theories of Theatre, Medieval Congress, Kalamazoo, MI (9/5/07; 5/8-11/08) Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2007 08:58:46 -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 CFP: Medieval Theories of Theatre, International Congress on Medieval Studies, Kalamazoo, MI (9/5/07; 5/8-11/08) Theatrical theory from the Middle Ages is often defined and anthologized as clerical texts that reflect anti-theatrical prejudices. In reality, texts from the medieval period articulate a broad range of opinions about theatre's role in society. In addition, we can also identify theatrical theory in medieval performance practices. Staging choices, dramatic imagery, character interactions, performance conditions, actor/audience relationships, and records of reception and regulation all provide us with further evidence of the ways in which medieval communities and individuals conceptualized theatre. These practices reveal the same attention to issues of genre, function, intention, value, and decorum commonly associated with pre- and post-medieval theatrical theory. This panel seeks papers that employ a flexible definition of "theatrical theory" in order to demonstrate the variety of ways in which theatre and performance were theorized during the Middle Ages. Work from all medieval periods and geographies are welcome. *Send one-page abstract with contact information to Jill Stevenson at [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> by **September 5th , 2007**.* This session is sponsored by the Medieval and Renaissance Drama Society. You can find information about the 43rd International Medieval Congress, which will take place from May 8-11, 2008 at Western Michigan University, at the congress website: http://www.wmich.edu/medieval/congress/index.html ********************************************************************** 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