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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture *"Sore Spots"* *2007 Religion and Theatre Pre-conference* *New Orleans, July 24th and 25th* * * The Association for Theatre in Higher Education's Religion and Theatre Focus Group is hosting its first pre-conference to take place the Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday before ATHE's 2007 conference in New Orleans. *Theme* In the human body, soreness is a symptom of stress. It can indicate rapid growth or long neglect, the beginning of repair or the end of exertion. Religion both generates and heals sore spots. Not only institutional religions but all forms of spiritual practices and beliefs can be used to probe wounds, or as a salve; they can medicate, or can celebrate recovery. Through events including new play readings, round table discussions, a local tour, and a pedagogy workshop, this pre-conference will investigate the complex relationship between spirituality and performance. Full schedule and pre-conference details can be found at http://www.athe.org/rt/confinfo.html * * *Schedule* ** ** *Tuesday, July 24th* 12:30-2:15PM: Opening welcome; Round table entitled "The Role of Religious Performance in Rebuilding Communities—Past and Present." Speakers include local artists currently producing theatre in New Orleans. Round table participants will post papers or presentation abstracts on an R&T blog before the conference so that conference attendees can learn more about their work in advance. Break 2:30-4:00PM: First play festival reading and feedback* Break (coffee and tea service) 4:30-6:00PM: Second play festival reading and feedback* 6:00-8:00PM: Bloody Mary Scavenger Hunt and Voodoo Tour (Performance Studies Focus Group [PSFG] pre-conference participants will join us for this event) *Wednesday, July 25th * 8:30AM: Morning coffee and pastries 9:00-10:30AM: Strategy workshop on pedagogy resources for Religion and Theatre studies. All conference attendees are encouraged to bring syllabi and teaching materials for courses on religion and theatre topics. We will also use part of the workshop to develop a proposal for a Religion and Theatre essay collection. 11:00AM-12:30PM: Third play festival reading and feedback* 1:00-3:00PM: Group Lunch at local restaurant (*extra fee*) 3:30-5:00PM: Moderated discussion with PSFG about Bloody Mary event, "spiritual tourism," and alternative spiritual movements. 5:30PM: Reception and Performance (co-sponsored with PSFG) Dinner on own * * *Registration Information* Most pre-conference activities will take place at the Sheraton New Orleans, which also serves as the conference hotel for ATHE's main conference. Other activities (tour, lunch, reception) will take place at other local venues. The pre-conference schedule will accommodate the time it takes to travel between sites. You can find information about the conference hotel and room rates at www.athe.org. You can register for the *R&T pre-conference* beginning March 15th by mailing your registration details and check to: Anna Jensen, Treasurer R&T 133 Santa Ana Avenue Santa Barbara, CA 93111 Please make your check for the registration fee payable to "*Anna Jensen, Treasurer R&T*." Please include the following information with your check: Your name Affiliation Mailing address Phone number Email address *Pre-registration fee postmarked before June 15th:* $30 (includes all sessions, tour on Tuesday evening, reception and performance on Wednesday evening). *Registration fee does not include Wednesday lunch. Registrants will receive information about lunch by late May.* *Late registration fee postmarked June 15th-July 10th: *$40 (includes all sessions, tour on Tuesday evening, reception and performance on Wednesday evening). *Registration fee does not include Wednesday lunch.* * * *Please do not mail registration materials to Anna after July 10th. If** you wish to register after that date, you must do so at the pre-conference.* If you are interested in *formally* participating in any of the pre-conference activities, please contact the pre-conference planner Jill Stevenson at [log in to unmask] ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html