[Discussion] UPDATE: Nation and Performance (UK) (5/16/04; 6/5/04-6/6/04)

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Final Call for Papers/Papers Update

Nation or Notion?
An international Performance Studies conference
University of Wales, Bangor
June 5-6 2004

Deadline for proposals: May 16th 2004 (email addresses below)

Nation or Notion? is an international conference examining ideas of
national identity, nationalism and nationhood, and covering all areas of
performance and theatre studies -- 'critical' research as well as
discussions/examples of research-through-practice.
	The conference will be held in the Centre for Creative and Performing Ar=
ts
at the University of Wales, Bangor, close to the magnificent Snowdonia
mountain range, and will include papers, workshops, presentations and
performances. It will coincide with a Special Issue of Studies in Theatre
and Performance (guest eds: Graeme Harper & Nic Ros) concentrating on the
theme of 'Nation or Notion?' from a Welsh perspective. The Nation or
Notion? conference itself, however, is interested in these themes globall=
y,
and in relation to all 'national' arenas . . . .

-nationalism versus internationalism in performance;
-'minority' or indigenous language performances and the idea of nation;
-colonialism and 'post'colonialism and performance;
-bilingualism or multilingualism and performance;
-theatre and nationality;
-the politics of national theatre, theatre and the economies of nationali=
sm

UPDATE: Papers now confirmed include speakers from all over the world on
these subjects:

Croatian National Theatre; Taiwanese National Opera; Austrian Experimenta=
l
Theatre; Theatre and the Philippines; Translatability and Bilingualism in
Performance; Mexico's Night of the Dead; French Minority Theatre;
Performing Identity in Salento; Indian Dance; Italian-American Performanc=
e;
Massachusetts Street Performance; The Ideal Opera of Boston; Performing
Democracy; Liz Lochhead; the Abbey and Irish Identity; John Bull and
Cathleen Ni Houlihan; Friel and McGuiness; Synge and Martin; British /
Irish Henry IV; Post-War British Drama in Greece; Volcano Theatre and Dyl=
an
Thomas; Phenomenology; Good Race / Bad Race in Cinema; Bollywood and
Britain; Leni Riefenstahl; German film and gesture; BBC Drama in the Celt=
ic
nations.

As you can see from the above, we are quite full and so any paper proposa=
ls
should be sent a.s.a.p. to the Conference Directors.

Deadline for proposals: May 16th 2004 (email addresses below)

[1] Papers should be 20 minutes in length; [2] Presentations should be no
more than 40 minutes; [3] Performance or workshop suggestions should be
submitted to the conference directors as soon as possible.

Costs:    =A360.00 (includes 2 lunches, coffee & tea)
           =A340.00 (concessions - ie: students, etc)

Conference Directors: Nic Ros - n.ros@bangor.ac.uk  & Graeme Harper --
g.harper@bangor.ac.uk

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SEND COMPLETED FORM WITH CHEQUE TO: Linda Jones, First Floor, New Arts
Building, University of Wales, Bangor, LL57 2DG. CLOSING DATE FOR
REGISTRATION/PAYMENT: MAY 16th 2004. Please make cheques payable to
University of Wales, Bangor. Credit card payment by arrangement.