Theatre JournalCall for PapersSpecial Issue for September 2021: AI From the formal inception of Artificial Intelligence (AI) with individuals like computer scientist and mathematician Alan Turing, AI technologies have often been measured first in their ability to mimic human performance, such as translation, and then to surpass them. For example, in an AI subfield like natural […]
Theatre Journal Call for PapersSpecial Issue for December 2021: Shooting In 2013, the Black Lives Matter movement was born out of despair after the acquittal of George Zimmerman, the man who shot and murdered Trayvon Martin. Since then, the of murder of black people by police and white vigilantes has continued unabated. FBI data shows that […]
The Eugene O’Neill FoundationTravis Bogard Artist in Residence ProgramApplications for 2021 Residencies are due November 15, 2020Create in the serenity and atmosphere that was so instrumental to the writing of Eugene O’Neill . Fellows work at Tao House his home in hills above Danville, CaliforniaApplications and guidelines can be seen at this website.
JDTC Special Section for Spring 2021#Performative XIn 2020, the beloved performance studies term “performative” has leaped into action on the global activist stage, but in a costume perhaps unexpected by readers of JL Austin and Judith Butler. The “Performative” that has taken social media and political activism by storm is much more akin to “theatrical” in […]
Language and Performance: Moving across Discourses and Practices in a Globalised WorldGuest Editors: Małgorzata Sugiera, Karel Vanhaesebrouck, and Timmy De LaetWithin a globalised world, language can act both as a barrier and facilitator for the circulation and visibility of peoplehoods, practices, knowledges, or traditions. The twentieth and twenty-first century have witnessed an arguably unprecedented diversification […]
PERFORMING BLACK FUTURESPerformance Studies Focus Group (PSFG) Post-ConferenceAssociation for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE)Proposals due: May 1, 2020Detroit, MI & OnlinePost-Conference Dates: Sunday, August 2 – Monday, August 3, 2020Keynote Artists: Taylor Renee Aldridge & Jennifer HargeCurators: Jasmine Jamillah Mahmoud & Krista MirandaWebsite: https://sites.google.com/view/performingblackfuturesCALL FOR PAPERS AND PERFORMANCES“In the present project, the imagination […] plays […]
Call for Papers [Edited Volume]Gender, Sexuality, and Performance in Latin America and the CaribbeanEditors:Katherine Zien (McGill University)Brenda Werth (American University) Rationale: As evidenced in the public nature of movements such as #NiUnaMenos, Argentina’s “Green Wave,” and the phenomenon of “Un violador en tu camino,” introduced by the Chilean performance group Lastesis, gender and sexuality are gaining public […]
Resonance: The Journal of Sound and Culture Call for PapersSpecial Issue on: The Soundwork of Media ActivismThis Special Issue of Resonance calls for papers, commentaries, theories, and archival finding aids that examine the implementation of “soundwork” in historical and contemporary forms of media activism. By soundwork we call upon Michele Hilmes’ definition, as “creative/constructed texts […]
New Perspectives in Edward Albee Studies (published by Brill) is currently seeking proposals and/or essays for Volume #5.Volume #5: Edward Albee: AbroadEsther Marinho Santana and Valentine Vasak, co-EditorsWe are seeking essays that explore Albee’s work, influence, and reach abroad (i.e., outside of the American theatre). We encourage submissions from graduate students as well as established […]
A Special Issue of Dance ChronicleCall for Research Articles All manuscripts will receive double-anonymous peer review. Submissions will be accepted at any time before August 15, 2020. Please submit manuscripts through the Taylor & Francis Submission Portal.Movement Arts in Dance, Theatre, and Intermedial PerformanceThe physical role of the body on stage holds equal fascination for dance and theatre scholars and practitioners. On […]
Performance ResearchVol. 26, No. 1: ‘On Perception’ (Jan/Feb 2021)Issue Editors: Pil Hansen (University of Calgary, CA) and Freya Vass (University of Kent, UK)Proposal deadline: Wednesday 29 April 2020Performing arts training and performance methods develop perceptual skills that enable performers to direct their attention in extended ways, enabling them to remain present and aware while simultaneously […]
PAJ Call for ContributorsPAJ: A Journal of Performance and Art entered its 44th year of publication in 2020. In pursuing our long-standing goal to include new voices and new forms of arts writing in the journal, we invite contributions from around the world on a range of topics and subject areas. Looking forward to future […]
Theatre History StudiesCFP General SectionCFP Special Section: “Commingled Histories: Theatre & Dance”Volume 41, 2022Theatre History Studies accepts submissions on the full range of topics in theatre history on a rolling deadline. Please submit articles for consideration as soon as they are ready for review.Please send manuscripts for the general section to:Lisa Jackson-Schebettaths.editor@matc.usEditor, Theatre History StudiesSkidmore CollegeTheatre Department815 […]
Theatre Research in Canada/Recherches théâtrales au Canada 42.1 (May 2021)General IssueTheatre Research in Canada is seeking submissions for our next general issue on topics related to Canadian theatre and performance, both historical and contemporary, in national, international, and transnational contexts. Papers with a focus on Indigeneity and decolonization, on migration, and on trans- or non-binary […]
Gender, Sexuality, and Performance in Latin America and the Caribbean: Edited VolumeEditors:Katherine Zien (McGill University)Brenda Werth (American University) Rationale:As evidenced in the public nature of movements such as #NiUnaMenos, Argentina’s “Green Wave,” and the phenomenon of “Un violador en tu camino,” introduced by the Chilean performance group Lastesis, gender and sexuality are gaining public attention in […]