12th International Conference 

On

Theatricality in Theatre and Other Mimetic Forms

4-6 April 2017

Organised by  

BANGALORE UNIVERSITY

Department of Performing Arts

In Collaboration With

ASSOCIATION FOR KARNATAKA THEATRE RESEARCH

Bangalore University is located in the Garden City of Bangalore aptly hailed as the “I.T. Capital of India”, was established in July 1964 as an off shoot of the University of Mysore, Bangalore University has completed Fifty-two years of fruitful existence and has come to be hailed as one of the largest universities of Asia. Though originally intended to be a federal university, it has eventually emerged as an affiliating University. The University was first accredited in 2002 by NAAC with Five Star Status, re-accredited in the years 2008 and Nov. 2016 in 2nd and 3rd Cycles with ‘A’ Grade.

Bangalore University has achieved milestones by establishing MOUs with Universities and Institutions of national and international repute. To cater to a student population of over three lakhs, the University is striving to provide access, expansion and excellence in higher education. The vision of the University is to make distinctive and significant contributions to the cause of higher education in Humanities, Social Science, Law, Commerce, Science & Technology. The University is providing quality teaching and encouragement to research in frontier areas with social relevance that would reflect its mission and goals aptly symbolized by its emblem ‘JNANAM VIGNANA SAHITHAM’.

The Department

The Department of Performing Arts was started in the year 1973. The Department is located at Kala Bhavana, Jnanbharathi Campus, Bangalore. The Department has well equipped class rooms and labs. It also has ‘theatre on wheels’, a programme that provides a platform for students to perform plays based on contemporary issues in different parts of Karnataka. The syllabi and the performances of the Department focus on modern trends and innovations in the field of Performing Arts. Along with this, the Department also has important outreach activities like the annual National and International conference, World Theatre Day, Drama productions and presentation of Ballets and Music concerts.

 Call for Papers

Theatre research is and always has been an interdisciplinary area of research. The present conference continuing this tradition would like to place the theatrical performances along with other performing arts Theatricality is one of the basic foundations of theatre, and is what defines it. But it is also used as a mode of representation or as a medium in other mimetic forms. Especially with the entry of new media forms in the wake of technological developments, it seems to be relying exclusively on the mode of theatricality to reach out in the era of late capitalism. The question that this seminar poses is whether theatre research which hitherto grappled with the notion of theatricality could throw light on the uses of modes of theatricality in the new media. Are “real” events staged before camera as theatrical events and not as social events? There is live streaming of certain events over internet, which amounts to theatricality. Thus there is urgency in understanding the question of theatricality in theatre and other mimetic forms. 

We call for papers exploring the issue of theatricality in various mimetic forms.  Questions regarding expanding the notion of theatricality to cover these developments or limit to it, or use the conceptual tools generated in theatre research to address them, could be presented. The following are the suggested topics but the researchers need not limit themselves to the following

Topics:

• Changing notions of Theatricality,  
• Dance and theatricality. Art shows as theatricality. 
• Television shows and theatricality. 
• Theatricality in the age of technology
• Theatricality in Life.
• Cinema and theatricality. 
• Theatre and Tourism.   
• Theatre and Mass Media.
• Theatre and new media. 
• Theatricality of domestic disputes in media.
• Deconstructing power: Role of theatre and other mimetic forms.
• Decentralizing power rhetoric/ Rhetoric of power: Role of theatre and other mimetic forms, Social preformation as theatre and other mimetic forms.
• Theatre and other mimetic forms and their participation in social construction, Performatives in theatre and other mimetic forms.
• Social changes through theatre and other mimetic forms.
• Radical theatre and social performatives, Defining performative in social sphere, Power in cognitive sphere and role of rhetoric, Power establishment in rhetoric performative, Discrimination of people’s rhetoric through theatre of power.
• Cinema of the oppressed and performativity of the censor board. Power rhetoric in television and radio.

Important  Instructions for Abstract Submission.

• Abstract not exceeding 500 words should be sent latest by 25th March 2017 through email to the following email address:  buconference@gmail.com

• The authors should state their institutional affiliation, designation, postal address, e-mail, fax and mobile number.

• The organizing committee reserves the right to accept/reject the abstract without giving any reasons

 Last date to send full papers and for registration: 30th March 2017

Selected papers will be published with ISBN 

Registration fee: General Conference: Rs.2500/-    50$ for foreign delegates

Research scholars: Rs.1000/-     25$ for foreign delegates.

For more details, visit: Bangalore University website or contact:

Dr. V. Nagesh Bettakote 

Conference Coordinator 

Department of Performing Arts, Bangalore University,

Jnanabharathi Campus, BENGALURU-560056

Phone: (O) 080-22961708/1701, Mob: 9902130384

Email: drvnb1965@gmail.com 

International Conference

"Digital Imaginaries of the South: Stories of Belonging and Uprooting in Hispanic Cinemas"

October 18-20, 2017

Universidad Carlos III de Madrid / Casa de América (Madrid)

International Film Conference (IV TECMERIN Academic Meeting)

Over the past twenty years, digital technology has become the standard in the film production, circulation, and consumption processes. Within this context, Hispanic cinemas have undergone deep changes, both within the countries with an established cinematic tradition, as well as in those that, due to several reasons, had not developed a robust cinematography throughout the 20th century. The analogue paradigm became deeply contested and a new digital framework, which was widely discussed by institutions, film critics, and academics, emerged. This moment coincides with the widespread generalization of national and transnational neoliberal policies that, far from backing diversity, have increased the gap between those “connected” and those “disconnected” (to draw upon Néstor García Canclini’s term); a gap also experienced by those that, even if connected, still occupy subaltern positions.

The speeding of these processes has resulted in an increase of mobility, at work both in the geographical displacement of film professionals and in the emergence of new narratives models that deal with questions of belonging and uprooting, springing precisely from these experiences of displacement. The cinemas of the Global South, and, most specifically, Hispanic cinemas, have actively taken part in these processes, ultimately playing a relevant role in terms of narrative and aesthetic models, and the production, circulation and consumption of film.

Following the main research axes of the R+D project “Transnational relations in Hispanic digital cinemas: the axes of Spain, Mexico, and Argentina” (CSO2014-52750-P), the International Conference Digital Imaginaries of the South: Stories of Belonging and Uprooting in Hispanic Cinemas welcomes proposals across the following lines of inquiry:

• The representation of migrations, displacements, exile, and diaspora.
• Transnational flows of cultural, economic, and human capital in the production and circulation of cinema. 
• The reconfiguration of the regional, national, and transnational Hispanic interactions within the new century.
• Public discourses and film policies within the region.
• Hybridization and identity in the narratives on colonization, decolonization, and revolutionary processes.
•  Activism and digital praxis.
• Genres, authors, stars.
• Film cultures and cinephilia: festivals, publications, and digital platforms.
• Minor cinemas: indigenismo, experimental, and/or militant cinemas.
• Historiographic, theoretical, and methodological problems of so-called Hispanic, Iberian, and Latin American cinemas.

Presentations should be no longer than 20 minutes and may be in Spanish, Portuguese or English. Those interested in participating in the conference should send a title and an abstract proposal of 250 words to info.atcinema@hum.uc3m.es, before May 28th, 2017. 

Please send the abstract as an attachment to your e-mail. The file must include the title, name of the presenter (and co-presenters if any), institutional affiliation, and e-mail. Proposals for panels (4 papers or 3 presentations plus respondent) are welcome and must include a title for the panel itself and the different papers, thenames of the participants and a brief summary of both the panel and the individual proposals.

Deadline for submissions: May 28, 2017

Organization: 

Research Group TECMERIN from the Department of Journalism and Media Studies at the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid

contact email: info.atcinema@hum.uc3m.es

For more information you can check our website:

http://www.uc3m.es/atcinema/congreso

Hosted by the Spanish Government Funded Research Project "Las relaciones transnacionales en el cine digital hispanoamericano: los ejes de España, México y Argentina" (CSO2014-52750-P). Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness.

Workshop: Performing Shakespeare: Theory and Praxis

Dept. of English

Assam University, Silchar

10th – 14th April 2017

As a sequel to the much appreciated workshop on Theater Appreciation: Theory and Praxis, the Department of English, Assam University, Silchar is organizing a five-day workshop on Performing Shakespeare: Theory and Praxis from 10th to 14th April 2017. 

 The objective of the Workshop is to acquaint participants with the enduring enigma that is William Shakespeare and expose them to the technicalities of adapting and performing Shakespeare for the twenty-first century stage.

                                                                            

William Shakespeare’s plays have often been described as the richest, the purest, the fairest, that imagination has ever inspired in any language and the dramatic genius of Shakespeare has remained unparalleled in the canons of world literature. But is Shakespeare our contemporary? Ben Jonson believed that Shakespeare’s dramaturgy “was not of an age but for all time”. Prophetic words certainly, and the innumerable adaptations of the Bard’s plays in the last four hundred years, both for stage and screen, across languages and cultures, bear rich witness to his relevance. Shakespearean criticism reached a new level towards the end of the Nineteenth century and has continued to proliferate in diverse fields ever since. During the Twentieth and Twenty-first centuries the focus of Shakespearean Studies has shifted from the literary-text to the theatrical and performative.

In keeping with this trend, the Workshop will provide a stimulating forum for interaction on the theoretical and performative aspects of adapting Shakespeare for the modern stage. The technical sessions of the workshop would include demonstrations and lectures on various aspects of Shakespearean theatre, such as, acting methodologies, stage craft, style, history and historiography of Shakespearean adaptation so that the participants can derive a first-hand experience of learning the intricacies of the art.

The Workshop will have practical classes on how to translate a Shakespearean text into a performance thereby enhancing the participant’s skills of stage composition. A play by Shakespeare, for instance, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, shall be selected for the purpose and the participants will learn to translate a certain portion into performance keeping in mind the theoretical and performative aspects of the text. The workshop will end with performance/s of a Shakespearean play complete with music, set, props and costumes designed and innovated with available resources.

Deadline for submissions:March 30, 2017

Contact email:  anindya.mail@gmail.com

Dept. of English

Assam University, Silchar

The 3rd International Conference on Postdisciplinary Approaches 2018

Knowledge as Disobedience, Expression and Creativity

2-5 February 2018, Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand

What is this conference about?

Following the success of the 1st International Conference on Postdisciplinary Approaches held in Neuchatel, Switzerland (19-22 June, 2013) and the second conference hosted by the Copenhagen Business School (22-24 June, 2015), we are delighted to announce that the 3rd event will take place in Auckland, New Zealand, from 2-5 February 2018. The theme for our Auckland gathering is Knowledge as Disobedience, Expression and Creativity. We welcome all types of presentations that address postdisciplinarity in a range of contexts – including, but not limited to, epistmology and knowledge production, practice and action, ways of being and becoming, and relational theory. We particularly encourage non-western perspectives vis-à-vis oral literature, art and performance.  

Postdisciplinarity has been previously articulated as an invitation to different interpretations, critical analysis, and creative problem solving – extending also to questioning conventional processes of knowledge making. To appreciate the breadth and scope of postdisciplinary approaches, we invite you to read the special issue which emerged out of the first conference in Neuchatel – published recently in Tourism Analysis (link:Volume 21, Number 4).

The 3rd International Conference on Postdisciplinary Approaches is open to academics from all walks of life, regardless of disciplinary background or affiliation. Researchers are invited to present in the form of research papers, movies or audio-visual material, exhibitions, performances, music, literary writings such as poetry or short stories and other creative expressions. A combination of several of these is also very much welcome. We recognise that there are a number of different ways in which research can be communicated; we are committed to accommodating such needs.

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If you are planning to join us, please pre-register by clicking on the REGISTER INTEREST button (at the bottom of this page). This will help us with the conference organisation and to determine the final registration costs. Please note that the conference will be limited to 120 delegates. 

The aim of the 3rd International Conference on Postdisciplinary Approaches is to extend the boundaries of what constitutes ‘legitimate’ knowledge. The conference is open to academics from all walks of life, regardless of disciplinary background or affiliation. We welcome presentations dealing with postdisciplinarity approaches to knowledge as disobedience, expression and creativity.

Researchers are invited to present their knowledge production and passion in the form of research papers, movies or audio-visual material, exhibitions, performances, music, literary writings, such as poetry or short stories and other creative contributions. A combination of these forms of expression is much welcomed. We recognise that there are a number of different ways in which research can be communicated, and we are committed to accommodating the needs of individual and group expressions.

Important dates and information

Abstract submission opens 30 April, 2017 and closes 15 October, 2017

Registration opens 1 May, 2017 with the following options:

The “I am keen & I am IN!” registration opens 1 May and closes 31 July, 2017

       Price: NZD$ 850.00 [Student: NZD$700.00]

The “I am definitely COMING” registration opens 1 August and closes 30 November, 2017

       Price: NZD$ 950.00 [Student: NZD$ 800.00]

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The “I will be LATE” registration opens 1 December, 2017 and will remain open until 2 February, 2018

       Price: NZD$ 1,050.00 [Student: NZD$ 900.00].

Please note that this conference will be limited to 120 participants. The review process will take approximately 4 weeks – the sooner we receive your proposal, the sooner we can get back to you regarding the acceptance of your presentation so that you can make most of the discounted registrations.

Submissions of presentations

Submissions and registrations will be processed via our website www.postdisciplinary.net

The submission system will be up and running by 30 April, 2017.

Instructions for presentations

All presentations should address/reflect postdisciplinarity and the theme of knowledge as disobedience, expression and creativity. Send us a brief explanation of how your ideas link to the themes of this conference and an example of what & how you would like to present. This will enable the members of the Scientific Committee to assess the relevance and quality of your work, and plan the logistics for the event.

 For research papers: submit an abstract between 200-300 words including references.

 For audio-visual presentations or similar: submit a summary between 150-200 words describing the aims and/or the conceptual basis of your work. An example/trailer of any audio-visual material may be useful (e.g. 3-5 min visual summary).

 For exhibitions and performances: submit a summary between 150-200 words describing the aims and/or the conceptual basis of your work. A visual example (e.g., a photo/drawing) may be required.

 For music, literary writings such as poetry or short stories: submit a brief text (150-200 words) explaining the connection of your work to the themes of the conference. A sample of your work may be required.

 More information regarding submissions will be available online in April.

 There will be a prize for the most creative and disobedient presentation!

Publication opportunities

Aside from the Conference Proceedings, we will work towards producing a special issue based on selected presentations at the Postdisciplinarity Conference 2018. The details of specific publications will be announced at a later stage. Please check our website for regular updates.

We are working hard on making this a fun, inclusive and empowering event. Forget PowerPoints and endless streams of talks… You will be immersed in flows of inspiration, sparked by vibrant conversations and stimulating ideas. Liberate your mind!

We are looking forward to welcoming you in 2018!

Nga mihi

The Auckland postdisciplinary team

Convernor:

Dr Tomas Pernecky, AUT---           Email: postdisciplinary2018@gmail.com

Local Organising Committee:

Dr Heike Schänzel, AUT

Dr Shelagh Mooney, AUT

Dr Nancy McIntyre, AUT

Dr Keri-Anne Wikitera, AUT

Dr Tomas Pernecky, AUT.

We are looking forward to seeing you in summery Auckland in 2018!​

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