medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Dear all,
A quick reminder that ASTR proposals are due next week. Thanks!
Cheerio,
Susannah
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CFP: Arousal and Medieval Performance
American Society for Theatre Research Annual Conference, San Diego
November 15-18, 2018
Moments and methods of arousal lie at the heart of medieval performance.
From scenes that enflame our lust for the virgin saints to embodied
devotional practices that stimulate sensual encounters with holy
figures, desire lies at the heart of the dramatic encounters of the
Middle Ages. Medieval performance serves as a force of arousal and of
stimulation, moving the participants and audience from the simplicity of
pleasure or pain to the possibility of a transcendent experience in
which visions and materiality combine to connect the earthly with the
heavenly: through the awakening and cultivation of bodily experience,
the embodied arousals of medieval performance permit access to the divine.
This session seeks contributions of short scholarly papers that actively
engage with questions of arousal in medieval drama and performance
practices.
Possible paper topics include:
--How does a focus upon arousal in its various forms permit us to
refocus or stimulate medieval drama studies?
--How do the pain and pleasure of medieval performances – past and
present – incite action, inaction, or reaction?
--How does medieval drama and performance practice create arousal,
relative to the identity and material experience of the scholar,
practitioner, or audience member?
--What fusions and fissions are created when medieval and modern modes
of arousal collide, in scholarship or on stage?
--What processes or goals do individual moments of medieval arousal enact?
--Does the performance of arousal have a history that is specifically
medieval?
This is an ongoing working group focused on Medieval Performance; as in
previous years, discussions will begin in the months prior to the
meeting in order to foster a deeper exchange in person. We invite
participation from scholars and practitioners of medieval performance,
both institutionally-based and independent, and from graduate students
as well as more senior scholars.
TO PROPOSE A PAPER: Please submit a 500-word abstract that makes
specific reference to the session’s theme to the conference website
(http://www.astr.org/page/18_WSSubmissions), selecting “Arousal and
Medieval Performance” as your first choice working group. Abstracts are
due June 1; accepted participants will be notified by July 1; completed
papers will be due by September 7 for circulation and discussion.
CONTACT: Feel free to contact the co-organizers, Susannah Crowder
([log in to unmask]) and Jacqueline Jenkins ([log in to unmask]),
with questions about the session; for general information about the 2018
ASTR Conference, please visit http://www.astr.org/page/18_Conference.
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