[Comedias] June Newsletter & Call for Papers

[AHCT Listserv]

Dear Golden Age Enthusiasts:

The June 2017 AHCT Newsletter is available for your perusal at:
http://www.wordpress.comedias.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/
06/AHCT_NL_June2017.pdf

This issue includes highlights of this year’s Chamizal Festival and the
Association’s Symposium, notes from the board meeting, and news regarding
prizes, honors, and events. See also the first call for papers for the 2018
AHCT Symposium, below.

Sincerely,

Chris Gascón

Recording Secretary

The Association for Hispanic Classical Theater



*Call for Papers:*

*The AHCT Annual Spanish Golden Age Theater Symposium*

*April 12–14, 2018, Hilton Garden Inn, El Paso, TX*

*Submission deadline: September 1, 2017.*



The Association for Hispanic Classical Theater invites submissions for its
2018 Symposium. The conference dates coincide with the world’s
longest-running Spanish Golden Age theater festival, the *Siglo de Oro* Drama
Festival at the Chamizal National Memorial, April 11–14, 2018. The AHCT
provides conference attendees tickets and transportation to and from the
Chamizal each evening to attend the plays. The Association encourages
studies on performance aspects of *Siglo de Oro* plays, though proposals
for papers or special sessions on other topics related to Spanish Golden
Age theater are welcome. Possible areas of analysis may include, but are
not limited to:



   - Contemporary performances of Golden Age plays
   - Performances in interesting historical and/or cultural contexts
   - Music and/or dance in relation to performance of *Siglo de Oro* plays
   - The performance history of a play or thematically related plays
   - Audiences or reception theories in relation to performance
   - Directors’ and/or actors’ perspectives on *Siglo de Oro* plays
   - Intercultural exchange in the performance of Golden Age plays
   - Performance elements of Golden Age plays in translation
   - Costumes, props, lighting, sets, and/or scenery
   - Golden Age performance and technology or social media
   - Interactive workshops on performing Golden Age drama
   - Round table discussions on performance
   - Performance aspects of dramatic texts



Papers should be 20 minutes in length, and may be delivered in Spanish or
English. To submit an abstract, visit the “Conferences” page of the AHCT
website, http://www.wordpress.comedias.org/conferences/, follow the link
for the “2018 El Paso”
<http://www.wordpress.comedias.org/2018-el-paso/> conference,
and click the link for the“Abstract Submission Form.”
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScM22mvNKS6ifm-iFoYANRMZ_WE3UJNIJrR6gh1tAUiebvOSA/viewform>
If
you are a graduate student, after submitting your abstract, please also
send your completed ten-page paper in Word to gradsubmissions at comedias.org.
This applies to all students, including those who have been invited to be
members of panels, whether organized by faculty members or others. Graduate
students whose papers are accepted for presentation will be considered for
the AHCT Everett W. Hesse Travel Grant. *The deadline for receipt of all
submissions (abstracts and graduate student papers) is September 1,
2017. *Submitters
will be notified of their status by November 1, 2017. Check the 2018
conference page for further details on the symposium, registration, and
lodging.
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