Note: the deadline for papers or abstracts has been extended to
September 15, 2001.
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CALL FOR PAPERS 2002
SHAKESPEARE AT KALAMAZOO
Thirty-seventh International Congress on Medieval Studies
Kalamazoo, MI
May 2-5, 2002
PROPOSED sessions for this conference are subject to approval by The
Medieval Institute, Western Michigan University. SHAKESPEARE AT
KALAMAZOO has organized programs at the International Congress
since 1989.
Session 1: Shakespeare and the Tradition of the Performing Arts:
Gender in Performance. This round table panel invites scholars from a
variety of disciplines to discuss early modern theatrical practices or
matters of performance related to the staging of gender in Shakespeare's
plays. Possible topics include theatrical practices and production related
to gender issues (e.g., cross dressing, make-up of audience). Papers that
address continuities between medieval and early modern performance
practice and dramaturgical conventions are also welcome. To enable
greater participation in this session, presentations should be no longer
than ten minutes.
Session 2: Shakespeare and Cultural Continuity: Language, Politics
and Poverty. This sessions invites papers in a variety of areas (art
history, philosophy, theology, history and literature) that situate
Shakespeare's plays within early modern discourses on poverty and its
relation to politics. Possible topics might include medieval and early
modern theatrical and political constructions of wealth and poverty;
class, gender and kinship structures, service and reward and how
language conveys or challenges images of power. Papers that discuss
continuities between medieval and early modern notions of politics and
poverty are welcome. To enable greater participation in this session,
papers should be limited to twenty minutes reading time.
The Congress on Medieval Studies provides a unique milieu for an
exchange of insights on Shakespeare's place in the continuum of culture.
The following rules corresponding to those established by the Board of
the Medieval Institute should be strictly adhered to if you intend to
submit an abstract.
1. All abstracts must include the following information at the top of the
front page: title of paper, author's name; complete mailing address,
including e-mail and fax if available; institutional affiliation, if
any, of the author; confirmation of the ten- or twenty-minute reading
length; statement of need for audio-visual equipment.
2. Abstracts of papers must be typed, double-spaced, not more than 300
words long, and clearly indicate the paper's thesis, methodology, and
conclusions. Accepted abstracts will be submitted for publication to the
<italic>Shakespeare Newsletter</italic> and other periodicals.
Publication of abstracts does not preclude publication of papers.
3. THREE HARD COPIES OF ABSTRACTS or, PREFERABLY, COMPLETED PAPERS MUST BE
SUBMITTED BY SEPTEMBER 1, 2001. Abstracts or papers submitted after the
deadline cannot be considered. Three members of the governing board of
SHAKESPEARE AT KALAMAZOO will select the papers. E-mail submission is
encouraged to facilitate transmission among the selection panel.
4. Submission of an abstract or paper will be considered agreement by the
author to attend the Congress if the paper is accepted.
5. It is understood that papers submitted are essentially new and not
presented in public before.
6. Graduate students who wish to submit an abstract should consult their
advisors about the suitability of their work and the regulations (if any)
of their university.
7. Papers submitted may not require more than TEN MINUTES reading time for
Session 1 or <bold>TWENTY MINUTES </bold>of reading time for Session 2,
including slides, films, or other audio-visual support. Session leaders
will hold papers strictly to this limit to facilitate discussion.
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