Call for Papers: NOW, Legacies and Amnesia

CALL FOR PAPERS

NOW, Legacies and Amnesia
An Interdisciplinary Colloquium for Postgraduate Students

18-19 February 2011
Goldsmiths, University of London


What is the current climate of right now, of this very moment? In what way does our memory of the past influence our perception of the present and of our trajectories into the future? What role do lineage and legacy play in current practice?  In an 'age of uncertainty', the ways we choose to articulate our present, the current, the 'now', will establish the way we will be interpreted in the future. NOW, Legacies and Amnesia is an international student-led colloquium for postgraduates that will explore the theoretical and practical implications of where we are right now – individually, locally, and globally.

This call for papers invites postgraduates from all fields to examine the factors that influence our perceptions of the now.  Topics may include, but are not limited to: the relationship between tradition and contemporanaeity; questions of legacy and/or the discontinuation of legacy, including dialogues of lineage; issues surrounding selective amnesia with regards to socio-cultural histories; amnesia and the body; body-memory; transmission through the body; understanding the notion of ‘presence’ and ‘liveness’ within performance and digitality; the dichotomy between the lived and the recounted/reported experience; and the constant struggle for the ‘new’ in the ‘now’.

Organised by the Sociology of Theatre and Performance Research Group at Goldsmiths, University of London, led by Professor Maria Shevtsova, this event will provide an opportunity for postgraduates across the UK and abroad to engage with their peers across disciplines in a challenging and supportive environment. In addition to showcasing their own research through the presentation of conference papers, students will be able to participate in roundtable discussions and panel sessions over the course of the event. This is a unique opportunity for postgraduates across the country to meet, network and exchange ideas in a truly interdisciplinary context.

We welcome submissions from postgraduate research students for individual papers or practice-based presentations that do not exceed 15 minutes. Please submit your name, department, university, conference paper title and 250-word abstract to stpr.group@gmail.com.

Deadline for applications is 7 December 2010

Please don't hesitate to contact us with any queries you may have.
We look forward to hearing from you!

Sincerely,
Scheherazaad Cooper
Philippa Burt

PhD Students in the Department of Drama and Theatre Arts
Sociology of Theatre and Performance Research Group
Goldsmiths University of London
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