[Comedias] Call for Papers: The AHCT Annual Spanish Golden Age Theater Symposium

[AHCT Listserv]

Dear Golden Age Enthusiasts:

Please help us to circulate the following Call for Papers for the 2019
Association for Hispanic Classical Theater Conference in El Paso, Tx. Share
the call with colleagues and students on social media and among scholarly
and professional organizations that may have an interest in Early Modern
Spanish Drama.



*Call for Papers: The AHCT Annual Spanish Golden Age Theater Symposium,
April 11–13, 2019, Hilton Garden Inn, El Paso, TX. Submission deadline:
September 1, 2018.*

The Association for Hispanic Classical Theater invites submissions for its
2019 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 Theater, El Paso, April 10–13,
2019. 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, fill out an Abstract Submission Form
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSciYq0QWBoowUX4y9bwGkbKCzYc-PNM6UU4R4qd2TVpAlSRMg/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 Everett W. Hesse Travel Grant (one award) and the Everett W. Hesse
Conference Award (two awards covering the cost of conference
registration). *The
deadline for receipt of all submissions (abstracts and graduate student
papers) is September 1, 2018.*Submitters will be notified of their status
by November 1, 2018. Check the AHCT 2019 conference page
<http://www.wordpress.comedias.org/2019-el-paso/> for further details on
the symposium, registration, and lodging (
http://www.wordpress.comedias.org/2019-el-paso/).
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