Department of Drama and Theatre,
Royal Holloway, University of London and
Archive of Performances of Greek and Roman Drama, University of Oxford
7TH ANNUAL POSTGRADUATE SYMPOSIUM ON THE RECEPTION OF ANCIENT DRAMA:
'PERFORMING IDENTITIES'
CALL FOR PAPERS
We are happy to announce that the Seventh Annual Postgraduate
Symposium is being organised by the Department of Drama and Theatre,
Royal Holloway, University of London and the Archive of Performances
of Greek and Roman Drama, University of Oxford. This two-day event
will take place this year on Monday, 25th June at the Ioannou Centre
for Classical and Byzantine Studies, Oxford (Please note the new
location: 66 St Giles, OX1 3LU) and Tuesday, 26th June at Royal
Holloway, Egham (Noh Studio).
ABOUT THE SYMPOSIUM
The Annual Postgraduate Symposium focuses on the reception of Greek
and Roman drama, emphasizing the vivid afterlife of the dramatic
texts through the revisitings of ancient tragedy and comedy by
academics, playwrights and practitioners. In previous years, speakers
from a number of countries have given papers on miscellaneous aspects
of the reception of Greek and Roman drama. Abstracts of the papers
given at the previous Postgraduate Symposia are accessible online at:
http://www.apgrd.ox.ac.uk/events.htm
This year's Symposium will focus on the performing of identities in
revisitings of ancient Greek and Roman plays throughout the centuries
- from antiquity to the present day. Papers discussing political,
ethnic, gender or personal identities in literary, theatrical and
cinematographic adaptations are welcome.
It is hoped that Peter Brown, Edith Hall, Lorna Hardwick, Fiona
Macintosh, Pantelis Michelakis, Scott Scullion, Oliver Taplin and
David Wiles will be present. Please note that the schedule for the
Oxford day will allow participants and audience members to attend the
lecture by the playwright and lecturer Erin B. Mee, organized by the
Archive of Performances of Greek and Roman Drama at 5.15pm on the
25th of June.
PARTICIPANTS
Postgraduates from across the globe who are working on revivals of
Greek drama are welcome to participate. The Symposium is open to
speakers from different disciplines, including researchers in the
fields of classics, modern languages and literatures or theatre
studies. Practitioners are welcome to contribute their personal
experience of working on ancient drama. Papers can also be followed
by demonstrations, and there are different theatrical spaces
available both at Royal Holloway and in the new Classics Centre in
Oxford for such purposes.
Those who wish to offer either a short paper or a performance on
'Performing Identities' are invited to send an abstract of up to 400
words outlining the proposed subject of their discussion to
postgradsymp@classics.ox.ac.uk BY FRIDAY, 16TH OF MARCH 2007 AT THE
LATEST. (PLEASE INCLUDE DETAILS OF YOUR CURRENT COURSE OF STUDY,
SUPERVISOR AND ACADEMIC INSTITUTION). Those who submit abstracts
will be notified of acceptance or rejection by Monday, 30th of March.
There will be no registration fee, but participants will have to seek
their own funding to cover travel and accommodation expenses.
Undergraduates are very welcome to attend.
TRAVEL DETAILS AND MAPS
Egham: http://www.rhul.ac.uk/Shared/Maps/
Oxford: (next to number 27 on the map)
http://www.ox.ac.uk/aboutoxford/maps/colls.shtml
ORGANISERS
Cecile Dudouyt, University of Oxford
Stephanie Harrop, Royal Holloway, University of London
Eleftheria Ioannidou, University of Oxford
Tori McKee, University of Oxford
Mary-Rose Wyles, Royal Holloway, University of London
CONTACT FOR ENQUIRIES
postgradsymp AT classics.ox.ac.uk
Royal Holloway, University of London and
Archive of Performances of Greek and Roman Drama, University of Oxford
7TH ANNUAL POSTGRADUATE SYMPOSIUM ON THE RECEPTION OF ANCIENT DRAMA:
'PERFORMING IDENTITIES'
CALL FOR PAPERS
We are happy to announce that the Seventh Annual Postgraduate
Symposium is being organised by the Department of Drama and Theatre,
Royal Holloway, University of London and the Archive of Performances
of Greek and Roman Drama, University of Oxford. This two-day event
will take place this year on Monday, 25th June at the Ioannou Centre
for Classical and Byzantine Studies, Oxford (Please note the new
location: 66 St Giles, OX1 3LU) and Tuesday, 26th June at Royal
Holloway, Egham (Noh Studio).
ABOUT THE SYMPOSIUM
The Annual Postgraduate Symposium focuses on the reception of Greek
and Roman drama, emphasizing the vivid afterlife of the dramatic
texts through the revisitings of ancient tragedy and comedy by
academics, playwrights and practitioners. In previous years, speakers
from a number of countries have given papers on miscellaneous aspects
of the reception of Greek and Roman drama. Abstracts of the papers
given at the previous Postgraduate Symposia are accessible online at:
http://www.apgrd.ox.ac.uk/events.htm
This year's Symposium will focus on the performing of identities in
revisitings of ancient Greek and Roman plays throughout the centuries
- from antiquity to the present day. Papers discussing political,
ethnic, gender or personal identities in literary, theatrical and
cinematographic adaptations are welcome.
It is hoped that Peter Brown, Edith Hall, Lorna Hardwick, Fiona
Macintosh, Pantelis Michelakis, Scott Scullion, Oliver Taplin and
David Wiles will be present. Please note that the schedule for the
Oxford day will allow participants and audience members to attend the
lecture by the playwright and lecturer Erin B. Mee, organized by the
Archive of Performances of Greek and Roman Drama at 5.15pm on the
25th of June.
PARTICIPANTS
Postgraduates from across the globe who are working on revivals of
Greek drama are welcome to participate. The Symposium is open to
speakers from different disciplines, including researchers in the
fields of classics, modern languages and literatures or theatre
studies. Practitioners are welcome to contribute their personal
experience of working on ancient drama. Papers can also be followed
by demonstrations, and there are different theatrical spaces
available both at Royal Holloway and in the new Classics Centre in
Oxford for such purposes.
Those who wish to offer either a short paper or a performance on
'Performing Identities' are invited to send an abstract of up to 400
words outlining the proposed subject of their discussion to
postgradsymp@classics.ox.ac.uk BY FRIDAY, 16TH OF MARCH 2007 AT THE
LATEST. (PLEASE INCLUDE DETAILS OF YOUR CURRENT COURSE OF STUDY,
SUPERVISOR AND ACADEMIC INSTITUTION). Those who submit abstracts
will be notified of acceptance or rejection by Monday, 30th of March.
There will be no registration fee, but participants will have to seek
their own funding to cover travel and accommodation expenses.
Undergraduates are very welcome to attend.
TRAVEL DETAILS AND MAPS
Egham: http://www.rhul.ac.uk/Shared/Maps/
Oxford: (next to number 27 on the map)
http://www.ox.ac.uk/aboutoxford/maps/colls.shtml
ORGANISERS
Cecile Dudouyt, University of Oxford
Stephanie Harrop, Royal Holloway, University of London
Eleftheria Ioannidou, University of Oxford
Tori McKee, University of Oxford
Mary-Rose Wyles, Royal Holloway, University of London
CONTACT FOR ENQUIRIES
postgradsymp AT classics.ox.ac.uk