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CALL for PAPERS From Rachel Shapiro and Anna Porubcansky (see below) *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 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Note: The material contained in this communication comes to you from the Forced Migration Discussion List which is moderated by the Refugee Studies Centre (RSC), University of Oxford. It does not necessarily reflect the views of the RSC or the University. If you re-print, copy, archive or re-post this message please retain this disclaimer. Quotations or extracts should include attribution to the original sources. List archives are available at: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/forced-migration.html