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H-ASIA October 28, 1998 ************************************ From: adam frank <afrank@mail.utexas.edu> Subject: Theatre InSight Call for Papers on Asian Performance DEADLINE EXTENDED DEADLINE EXTENDED DEADLINE EXTENDED DEADLINE EXTENDED CALL FOR PAPERS Theatre InSight a journal publishing the work of emerging scholars (graduate students, recent graduates, and non-tenured faculty), seeks submissions related to the following topic: Issue #21: Theatre in Asia/Asia in Theatre (Spring 1999) This issue of TI will start with several key questions: What is 'Asia' as it is constituted in theatre forms and practices in the nations that make up Asia and the Pacific Rim? How is Asia (and how are Asians) represented on the Western stage and how is the West (and how are Westerners) represented in the theatres of Asia and the Pacific? POSSIBLE TOPICS MIGHT INCLUDE: Political theatre in Asia; neglected areas of study, e.g. indigenous performance in Okinawa, the Philippines, or Vietnam; theatre and the Asian diaspora; current or past experiences of artistic exchange; problemetizing "East" vs. "West" through performance; "authenticity" vs. "innovation"; pressures on traditional practices in urban centers; representations of Asians in Western theatre history; martial arts as performance; women in contemporary Asian performance. Submissions on unrelated topics will also be considered. SPECIFICATIONS: All submissions should utilize the most recent MLA format. FEATURE ARTICLES should be between 15 and 25 pages. Articles which focus on theatre and performance are preferred over dramatic criticism. Considerations of drama as literature should either lean heavily toward an examination of the work within a specific historical/social context, and/or include a consideration of the work as performance. "IN PRODUCTION" ARTICLES are generally 12-20 pages and provide a subjective account by someone direcly involved in an alternative, innovative, or otherwise noteworthy production or performance process. The best "In Production" submissions provide a critical/theoretical context for the production/process examined. "COLLECTIONS" ARTICLES are 5-10 pages and provide information about particular archival or library holdings. FEATURED INTERVIEWS should be 15-30 pages. The subject(s) of the interview should be prominent in the field and a brief introduction is usually needed to contextualize the figure and her/his work. BOOK AND PERFORMANCE REVIEWS are 3-8 pages and should briefly provide description but focus mainly on analysis and criticism, providing an assessment of the work within the context of the field. Send an abstract or manuscript by E-mail or US mail. Publication decisions will be based on full manuscripts. DEADLINE: December 1, 1998 Theatre InSight TEL: (512) 471-5793 Dept. of Theatre and Dance FAX: (512) 471-0824 University of Texas at Austin E-mail: ti@uts.cc.utexas.edu Austin, TX 78712-1168 http://www.utexas.edu/students/ti
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