Call for Papers, MLA, New York, 2002
Theatricality in the Eighteenth Century, 1737-1800
"Almost all amateurs desire to imitate the theatre rather than to
act a play," wrote George Bernard Shaw. In what ways might Shaw's
provocative statement and the notion of 'theatricality' illuminate the
nature of the division between 'professional' and 'amateur' theatre in
eighteenth-century Britain?
This proposed panel seeks to explore ideas of theatricality in the
period following the Licensing Act of 1737. Papers are welcome on such
topics as the relation between official and alternative performing spaces;
censorship and theatricality; theatrical gestures and body language;
contemporary representations of theatricality in poetry or novels; and
explorations of the tension between rehearsal and performance, or between
the categories of 'amateur' and 'professional' theatre.
Please send a C.V. and abstract (via email) to:
Dr. Leslie Ritchie
Assistant Professor of English
Queen's University
Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6
ritchiel@qsilver.queensu.ca
Deadline: March 15, 2002
Dr. Leslie Ritchie
Assistant Professor of English
Queen's University
Kingston, ON Canada K7L 3N6
(613) 533-6000 ext. 74429
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