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SAVE THE DATE (EARLY ANNOUNCEMENT): BEYOND GENIUS AND MUSE: COLLABORATING COUPLES IN TWENTIETH-CENTURY ARTS
Interdisciplinary Conference
18th-19th April 2017
Department of Music
University of Bristol
Common perceptions of the artist still picture a lonely genius in a room of their own, writing, painting, or composing great works in isolation while amanuenses or, more likely, their wives take care of worldly matters. Conversely, cultural history can sometimes cast artists as vessels floating on a tide of external events. Reality is more complex, especially in the twentieth century: here, the pace of change in societal and relationship dynamics render both these imaginary positions problematic. Re-imagining collaborating couples can force us to rethink the paradigms of working relationships in the arts. Whether couples collaborated or hindered each other, what are the means to describe such complex creative partnerships? How can feminism and new theories in gender and queer studies help shift perceptions and rediscover hidden powers and intimate connections? What methodologies can we use to research and write about intra-art and interdisciplinary couples? How do such couples perceive themselves and their work? Whether in cases where traditional roles are reversed or where their intactness poses limitations to research, this conference seeks to engage with all kinds of collaborating couples.
This is an early announcement. The Call for Papers, information on keynote speakers, and further details will be published here and on www.collaboratingcouples.wordpress.com as soon as they become available.
Organiser and Programme Committee
Dr Annika Forkert (Organiser; Music, University of Bristol)
Dr Adrian Paterson (English, NUI Galway)
Dr Sarah Terry (English, Oglethorpe University)
Dr Tom Walker (English, Trinity College Dublin)
Dr Annika Forkert
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Leverhulme Early Career Fellow
Department of Music, University of Bristol
Victoria Rooms, Queen's Road
Bristol BS8 1SA
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