medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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> Here is the cfp for the Social History Society Conference in
> Jan. 2003. (The prospective dates are 3-5 Jan.)
>
>
> Annual Conference 2003- 'Play'
> Call for Papers
> January 2003, Leicester
> This conference aims to provide a challenge to explore
> various possible interpretations of this theme, which has
> therefore been left unqualified, and to provide potential for
> wide-ranging discussions linking concepts cultural and
> practical related to play in all its aspects. It is hoped to
> attract proposals from a wide range of scholars, including
> those with backgrounds in cultural studies, history of art
> and the visual arts, literary studies, anthropology and
> sociology. It is hoped the conference will, as has become
> usual for Social History Society conferences, provide an
> opportunity to draw together historians and other scholars to
> examine methodological issues as well as particular case
> studies and narratives examining different comprehensions of
> 'Play'. The conference will take place at Leicester
> University, and sponsored in particular by the Marc Fitch
> Historical Institute. Proposals are thus invited debating
> aspects of definitions, issues of links between different
> concepts, and interpretations ranging across societies,
> cultures, geographical locations and periods. Themes might
> include, but are not limited to:
>
> Play - game-playing and role-playing
> Sport - fair and foul play
> Play as drama - theatre, performance and display
> Child's Play
> Deep Play - gambling and the rules of play
> Cultures of Playing - Play and its purposes
> Gender and playfulness
> Play and its regulation and management
> Play and the rule-makers
> Play and censorship - including the role of the law
> Play - place and locations
> Play accessories - Play and technology
> The Economics of Play, Plays and Playing
> Play and Players - from actors to children
> Play and Time, including seasonality
> Play - Media and Publicity
>
> Proposals are invited for papers in any historical context,
> period or culture, consisting of title and abstract (around
> 350 words and no more than a side of A4). Proposals from
> postgraduate students are particularly welcomed. Submission
> of sessions or panels of three related papers (plus chair, if
> liked) are encouraged, and especially those for panels which
> would signal engagement between historians working on
> discrete historical periods, or for panels exploring links
> between history and other disciplines. Abstracts to: Mrs.
> Linda Persson, Administrative Secretary, SHS, Lancaster
> University, Bailrigg, Lancaster, LA1 4YG (tel: 01524-592605;
> Fax: 01524-846102; Email: [log in to unmask]) to
> arrive by 6 June 2002. For further information on the
> conference and its location, please visit the Social History
> Society's website: http://www.ntu.ac.uk/sochist.
>
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