CALL for PAPERS
*Appropriating Space*
An Interdisciplinary Colloquium for Postgraduate Students
*22-23 February 2008*
Goldsmiths, University of London
From gaming halls to ghost towns, wailing walls to waterholes, social
spaces are shaped by the people who inhabit them. *Appropriating Space*
is a student-led colloquium for postgraduates that will explore the many
ways in which social and spatial identity are intertwined.
This call for papers invites students to examine the construction of
space from many perspectives, identifying the various ways in which
diverse groups shape and inscribe social space. The idea of social space
can include (but is not limited to): professional environments,
collectivities and communes, national and local territories, political
imperatives, alternative spaces, performance spaces and theatres,
marketplaces, pubs, art galleries and museums, annexed spaces, sacred or
spiritual spaces or domestic contexts; the problematics of space and the
mechanisms of globalisation.
Organised by the Sociology of Theatre and Performance Research Group at
Goldsmiths (led by Professor Maria Shevtsova), this event will provide
an opportunity for postgraduates in all fields across the UK to engage
with their peers across disciplines in a challenging and convivial
environment.
In addition to showcasing their own research through the presentation of
conference papers, students will be able to participate in several
roundtable discussions and panel sessions over the course of the
colloquium.
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. If you would
like to participate, please submit your name, university, conference
paper title or title of practical workshop and 250-word abstract to
appropriating.
[log in to unmask] *Deadline for applications is 31 December 2007.*
Please don't hesitate to contact us with any queries you may have
regarding the colloquium.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Sincerely,
Rachel Shapiro
Anna Porubcansky
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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