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Call for Papers

Theatre at the Crossroads of Language and Genre

Saturday 27^th April 2013, University of Warwick

Theatre at the Crossroads of Language and Genre has a two-fold ambition by addressing the processes of translation and adaptation of and within theatre. It seeks to bring together for a one-day interdisciplinary conference the theoretical issues surrounding theatre translation between languages and cultures, and the practical aspects of adaptation between genres and media. 

Keynote speaker: Professor Susan Bassnett (University of Warwick).

20-minute papers are invited from any student or scholar with research interests in translation, adaptation, and the making of theatre and literature, across all periods. Topics may include, but are not limited to:

• the process of translation within and/ or of theatre between languages and cultures;
• the mechanics and/ or aesthetics of theatre adaptation;
• theatre translation and/ or adaptation across periods;
• genre(s) and/ or media;
• the impact of translation and/ or adaptation for modern-day audiences;
• the notion of impact for academic disciplines.

Please send abstracts of 200-300 words and a 50-word biography to Jonathan Durham at [log in to unmask] by Monday 10^th December 2012.