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PSi Digest 36 (October 2008) Forthcoming Conferences and Seminars (Items 48 - 56) |
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FORTHCOMING CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS 48. Conference and Launch of Cambridge Companion to Performance Studies, U of Warwick, October 11 2008, UK Performance Studies: Directions in Research LAUNCH AND CONFERENCE To celebrate the launch of The Cambridge Companion to Performance Studies a conference will be held in the Arts Centre, University of Warwick, from Friday 10 October – Saturday 11 October. Keynote speakers will include Professor Tracy Davis (Northwestern University and editor of the volume) and Professor Baz Kershaw (University of Warwick and contributor). Papers will also be given by the following contributors to the volume: - Susan Bennett (University of Calgary) The conference commences 4 p.m. on Friday 10 October with a keynote by Tracy Davis, followed by the launch of the volume and a reception in the Mead Gallery, University of Warwick Arts Centre. The remainder of the papers will be given on Saturday 11 October from 9.30 – 6 p.m. in the Conference Room, University of Warwick Arts Centre. Further details, including registration, are available from Claire.nicholls@warwick.ac.uk, School of Theatre, Performance and Cultural Policy Studies, University of Warwick. 49. International Museum Design Symposium, October 14 2008, London, UK Europe's biggest-ever museum design event launches with a unique one-day Symposium at the Science Museum's Dana Centre on Tuesday 14 October. The Festival 50. ‘Borders and Traffic: Comparative Perspectives on Teaching the Americas,’ Oct 17 2008, U of Swansea, UK Website: http://www.llas.ac.uk/events/3055 Registration is still open for this workshop, organised by the Subject Centre for Languages, Linguistics and Area Studies (LLAS), the Department of American Studies at Swansea University, and the Centre for Latin American Studies at Swansea (CLASS). The study of the Americas in UK higher education is often focused either on North America (usually the USA) or Latin America (usually through the study of Spanish). This partial focus not only leads to a neglect of either North or South America, but often leads to the exclusion of certain geographical areas of the Americas including Canada, Brazil and the Caribbean, as well as certain disciplines. This workshop, organised jointly by the Subject Centre, Swansea University's Department of American Studies and the Centre for Latin American Studies at Swansea (CLASS), aims to explore current practice and potential opportunities for comparative and interdisciplinary teaching across the Americas at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. Registration is now open and a programme may be viewed on the workshop website: http://www.llas.ac.uk/events/3055. The event is free of charge for employees and post-graduate students of publicly funded UK education institutions. 51. ICTs and the Research Process in the Creative and Performing Arts Workshop, October 24 2008, U of Glasgow King's College London, the JISC and the AHRC have made an award for the provision of UK-wide support for ICT in Arts and Humanities Research. As part of this award we are starting to establish a UK Network of Expert Centres in data creation, curation, and processing for A&H research. The intention is that the Network should serve as a forum for the promotion of standards, the discussion of issues, and the exchange of expertise and knowledge resources in data creation, curation, preservation and use in the arts and humanities. As such, it should enhance the capacity of its members to bid for funding, either individually or in groups, for The group involved in developing the idea of a UK Network of Centres have had a number of discussions regarding the need for collaboration and better communication across the digital arts and humanities. In order to capture this momentum, we are running a series of agenda setting workshops and HATII at the University of Glasgow has chosen to focus on the theme: ICTs and the Research Process in the Creative and Performing Arts. Our aim with this event is to engage the community; showcase important work; air views, opinions and ideas; and address some of the key strategic questions about future directions in arts research. The primary aim is to create the foundation for a strong community, and to enable us to think about how we can work together to foster and support the digital arts and humanities. We are very keen that the creative and performing arts academic community are represented and that our specific needs become part of the development of the new Network of Expert Centres, so we would like as many people as possible to join in the discussion. The 'ICTs and the Research Process in the Creative and Performing Arts' workshop will be held at the University of Glasgow on 24th October 2008 (9.15am - 4pm). There is no charge for the event and lunch and refreshments will be provided. If you would like to attend, please email Ann Gow (a.gow@hatii.arts.gla.ac.uk) before 9th October and you will be sent the programme and further information. Please feel free to forward this email to colleagues who might be interested in attending. We look forward to seeing many of you at the workshop, Daisy Abbott, Ann Gow, Seamus Ross Daisy Abbott D.Abbott@hatii.arts.gla.ac.uk 52. Permanence in Contemporary Art : Checking Reality, November 3-4 2008, Statens Museum for Kunst & Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, Denmark A seminar to be held the 3rd and 4th of November 2008, arranged by Statens Museum for Kunst in collaboration with The Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen, Denmark and supported by the International Network for the Conservation of Contemporary Art - INCCA. The Conservation and Curatorial Departments at Statens Museum for Kunst and the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Schools of Visual Arts, will be the organisers of an international seminar Permanence in Contemporary Art - Checking Reality addressing various critical issues surrounding the preservation and exhibition of contemporary artworks. The seminar will encourage interdisciplinary exchange between museum professionals including conservators, art historians, artists and others. Read more here: 53. ‘Seeing … Vision and Perception in a Digital Culture’ CHArt 24th Annual Conference, Birbeck, November 6-7 2008, U of London, UK CHArt TWENTY-FOURTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE - BOOKING NOW OPEN The Clore Lecture Theatre, Clore Management Centre, Birkbeck, University of London, Torrington Square, London, WC1 7HX. THEME This year's CHArt conference takes seeing as its theme and the associated questions of vision, perception, visibility and invisibility, blindness and insight - all in the context of our contemporary digital culture in which our eyes are assaulted by ever greater amounts of visual stimulus, while we are also increasingly being surveyed, on a continual basis. What does it mean to see and be seen nowadays? How have advances in neuroscience or developments in technology altered our understanding of vision and perception? What kind of visual spaces do we now inhabit? What new kinds of visual experiences are now available? And what are now lost or no longer possible? How does the increasing digitalisation of media affect the experience of seeing? What and who might be rendered invisible by the processes of digital culture? What are our current digital culture's blindspots? What are its politics of seeing? The 2008 conference investigates such questions. Places are limited so early booking is recommended. The booking form is available online on www.chart.ac.uk. Bookings made before 1 October 2008 will be entitled to a discount. Conference fees (pounds sterling) - include coffee/tea breaks and lunch. 54. Futurist Dramaturgy and Performance: International Conference, November 7-8 2008, Graduate Centre for Study of Drama, U of Toronto, Canada Conference Keynote Speaker: Professor Günter Berghaus, University of Bristol Anticipating the centenary of Filippo Tommaso Marinetti's seminal cri du théâtre "The Foundation and Manifesto of Futurism," this conference will examine the theatrical aspects of Futurist performance and its associated dramaturgy. Over a two-day period scholars from Europe and North America will probe and discuss the history, theory, impact, and revivals of the Futurist movement that originated in Italy and pervasively influenced the development of the modern European theatre. A Cabaret-Exhibition of Futurist Performance, presented October 31 - November 9 at the Studio Theatre (4 Glen Morris Street 416-978-7986), will be held in conjunction with the conference. For any media requests, interviews or other information, please contact Patrick Robinson at futurist2008@gmail.com. Futurist Dramaturgy and Performance c/o Graduate Centre for Study of Drama 214 College Street Toronto, ON M5T 2Z9 Tel: 416-978-7986 Fax: 416-971-1378 http://www.graddrama.utoronto.ca/newsEvents_dramaturgy.html 55. ‘The Animal Gaze: Contemporary Art and Animal/Human Studies,’ November 20-21 2008, London Metropolian U, UK 2009 is the bicentenary of the birth of Darwin, whose work established the continuum of human and animal existence, acknowledged the emotional status of animals and advocated a humane approach to animals. 56. ‘Texts and Tours: Developing the Potential of Literary Tourism,’ Centre of Tourism and Cultural Change, December 5 2008, Leeds Metropolian U, UK Organised by Centre for Tourism and Cultural Change www.tourism-culture.com LitHouses: The Literary Homes and Museums Group www.lithouses.org Given the privileged global role of the English language and the undoubted popularity of English literature throughout the world, it would seem that the United Kingdom has much to offer the world in terms of its literary heritage. However, despite some national, regional and local initiatives over the years, there is still substantial potential for the development of literary tourism. Literary tourism can be focused on the locations featured in texts, upon the lives and homes of authors, or both. It can involve specific organised tours and trails, or form part of a wider cultural tour. It draws in many different stakeholders from museum curators, literary societies, the owners / managers of heritage sites and historic houses and, many involved in the development and promotion of tourism. Our literary heritage has an important role to play in ‘place-making’ and is an important dimension in the marketing of the UK as an international destination. This one day conference is organised between the Centre for Tourism and Cultural Change, a leading international centre for research and development in cultural tourism and, the LitHouses Group, which represents the UK’s leading literary homes and museums. The event is also the 5th Annual Conference of the LitHouses Group, which was founded in Stratford-upon-Avon in 2003. Drawing upon national and international cases and examples, the event will examine: • Literary tourism in the wider context of ‘cultural tourism’; Conference Audience • Destination managers at local and regional level; Keynote speakers The conference programme is designed to allow for discussion and networking and will feature the following keynote speakers: Patricia Yates, Head of Press and PR, VisitBritain Henry Cobbold, Director, Knebworth House Professor Mike Robinson, Director, Centre for Tourism and Cultural Change Steve Price, Managing Director, Au Marketing Services Andrew McCarthy, Director, Brontë Parsonage Museum Sharon Canavar, Director, Harrogate International Crime Writing Festival Conference Registration The conference rate is £70. The conditions and cancellation policy are detailed on the registration form. Contact phone +44 (0)113- 283 8541 |
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