[Comedias] FW: AHCT Call for Papers

Tue Oct 12 13:52:24 EDT 2010

Call for Papers

Association for Hispanic Classical Theater
 Spanish Golden Age Theater Symposium, March 3-5, 2011

The 2011 AHCT Spanish Golden Age Theater Symposium will take place March 3-5 in El Paso, Texas. These dates coincide with the 2011 Golden Age Spanish Theater Festival at the Chamizal National Memorial. Sessions will begin Thursday morning, March 3, and end Saturday afternoon, March 5, 2011. The meeting of the officers of the AHCT will take place Wednesday, March 2, 2011, from 9 am.-12 noon, and the meeting of the Board of Directors will take place that same day from 1:30-5:00.

Call for Papers: The Association for Hispanic Classical Theater particularly encourages studies on all aspects of performance of Siglo de Oro dramatic texts, though proposals for papers or special sessions at the annual symposium on other topics related to Spanish Golden Age theater are welcome. Papers should be 20 minutes in length, and may be delivered in Spanish or English.  Those submitting proposals should include in their proposal any special equipment needs that they may have. As before, conference participants who will be using Power Point for their presentations should plan on bringing their own laptops.

College and university faculty are asked to send paper titles with one-page abstracts and/or proposals for special sessions to the following e-mail address: abstracts at comedias.org<mailto:abstracts at comedias.org> .They should be submitted as attachments to the e-mail message, preferably in PDF format. The deadline for receipt of all submissions is December 1, 2010.

Graduate students who are interested in participating in the conference are asked to submit completed papers of approximately ten pages, rather than abstracts. This stipulation applies to all students, including those who have been invited to be members of panels, whether organized by faculty members or others. Papers should be sent as an e-mail attachment in Word to: gradsubmissions at comedias.org<https://exchange.asc.ohio-state.edu/owa/gradsubmissions@comedias.org>. Graduate students whose papers are accepted for presentation will be considered for the AHCT Everett W. Hesse Travel Support Grant. The deadline for the submission of completed papers is December 1, 2010.

      Events of particular interest at the 2011 Symposium. The plenary speaker at the 2011 symposium will be the eminent scholar and teacher, Luciano García Lorenzo. A specialist in Spanish theater, both classical and modern, as well as nineteenth century prose fiction, Dr. García Lorenzo is currently Professor at the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas in Madrid and Visiting Professor at the University of Chicago. He is the author, editor, or co-editor of numerous books, including Autoras y actrices en la historia del teatro español, El figurón: texto y puesta en escena, La criada en el teatro español del Siglo de Oro, El teatro clásico español a través de sus monarcas, Diccionario de la comedia del Siglo de Oro, La construcción de un personaje: el gracioso, El teatro de Guillén de Castro, and La novela del s. XIX.
      The plays that will make up the Chamizal Golden Age Drama Festival, held in conjunction with the annual symposium, have yet to be determined, but as soon as they are known an announcement will be made on the  AHCT website
Hotel Reservations: The Symposium will take place at the Camino Real Hotel in El Paso, Texas. Hotel reservations may be made by phone at 1-800-769-4300 or 1-915-534-3099, Monday through Friday, 8am to 5pm (MST).  The deadline for the conference room rate is January 30, 2011.  Participants must mention the AHCT conference and request the group rate of $90 for a single or double room, or $109 for a triple room, or $124 for a quadruple room. Rollaway beds for an extra party may be obtained for an additional charge of $15 per night. All rates are subject to a 15.5% tax. The group rate applies Tuesday, March 1, 2011 through Saturday, March 5, 2011.
AHCT Conference Registration: You must be a member of the AHCT to register for the conference.  Current membership dues are $40 (or $70 for two years) for faculty and $30 (or $50 for two years) for retired members and students. The registration fee for the conference for all faculty attendees, as well as for graduate students who are reading papers or participating in a special session, is $105. A late fee of $25 is assessed if registration is paid after February 7, 2011. Registration includes conference attendance, the annual banquet of the AHCT, transportation to and from the Chamizal National Memorial every evening for the Siglo de Oro Spanish Drama Festival, and refreshments in the Hospitality Room after the theater performances. (Note: a special registration rate of $30 applies to students who do not present papers or attend the banquet. An additional $17 payable at the time of registration, purchases tickets for the banquet.)

The easiest way to pay dues and/or to register for the upcoming conference is online at the AHCT eChapters website for Association members. Use of the website for these transactions, rather than downloading paper forms, will ensure speed accuracy and help to preserve our natural resources. To access the site please use the following link: http://www.ahct.echapters.com.<http://www.ahct.echapters.com./>

Conference Up-Dates: For additional information about the conference, please contact the AHCT Conference Director, Professor Angel Sánchez, Arizona State University, Department of Languages and Literatures, PO Box 870202, Tempe, Arizona 85287-0202. TEL: 480-965-4576 (office) or 480-786-4633 (home). E-mail: Angel.Sanchez at asu.edu<mailto:Angel.Sanchez at asu.edu>. Further details regarding the conference and the Siglo de Oro Drama Fesetival will appear on the Comedia bulletin board, in the Winter Newsletter, and on the AHCT webpages, as they become available.

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