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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture > > 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. > ********************************************************************** 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