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November 1996
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Date: Wed, 6 Nov 1996 09:29:32 EST
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From: Alan Baragona
Subject: New Website
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Dr. Syndey Higgins of the University of Camerino in Italy has asked me to
inform everyone on the list of a new website devoted to early medieval
drama. It is "European Medieval Drama, Conferences and Publications." The
URL is
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/theatre/emd.htm
(that's not a mistake--for technical reasons, they are going through Leeds,
but the site really is in Italy).
Alan Baragona
alan@vmi.edu
Alan Baragona
alan@vmi.edu
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Date: Wed, 6 Nov 1996 18:35:16 -0000
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From: Tony and Sinead Corbett
Subject: Music in Fulgens and Lucres
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Here's a practical question, I hope someone can help.
At the moment I'm directing a production of "Fulgens and Lucres" with a
group of degree-year students. For them it's both a production and an
assessment. The physical blocking is finished, and I'm turning my thoughts
to the songs, those in the scene between A, B and Joan, and the music of
the dancers and minstrels in Act Two. Does anyone have any suggestions a)
for songs and music, and b) the sources at which I might find them? I will
have the assistance of some Irish traditional musicians, so the music will
be live, if I can get hold of some material.
Thanks in advance
Tony Corbett
Department of English
University College
Cork,
Ireland
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Date: Thu, 7 Nov 1996 10:32:29 -0500
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From: Clifford Davidson
Subject: Re: Music in Fulgens and Lucres
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There is an introduction to Renaissance dance manuals by Ingrid Brainard in
_The EDAM [Early Drama, Art, and Music] Newsletter_, 6, No. 2 (1984), 28-35. I
will xerox a copy of the article and send it off to you. The woodcut of dancers
is a cut borrowed from an earlier book but I am told that it represents a basse
danse.
Clifford Davidson
The Medieval Institute
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI 49008 USA
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Date: Wed, 13 Nov 1996 07:12:28 -0500
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From: Cynthia Dessen
Subject: ACTER's final Fall 1996 performances
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ACTER's *Much Ado About Nothing* is currently in residency at the
Annenberg Center in Philadelphia (show on Friday, Nov. 15th) and at
Dartmouth College at the Hopkins Center Nov. 18-22. The Spring 1997 Tour
of *Romeo and Juliet* will be publicized on these lists shortly. We have a
few openings left for the Fall 1997 *Measure for Measure* Tour; consult
our website at http://www.unc.edu/depts/acter/ for the latest schedules or
call 919-967-4265. Cynthia Dessen, General Manager, ACTER
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Date: Mon, 18 Nov 1996 07:41:54 -0500
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From: Cynthia Dessen
Subject: ACTER performance in the UK
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ACTER will present one final performance of *Much Ado About Nothing* on
Saturday, December 14th at 7:30 p.m. at the Bridge Lane Theatre, Bridge
Lane, Battersea, SW11. Tickets are 5 pounds adults, 3 pounds students. For
tickets and info on how to reach theatre, call 0171-228-8828. Clive
Arrindell, Gregory Floy, Frances Jeater, Peter Lindford, and Biddy Wells
are in the cast. This is one of the first post-tour performances in
London, and we hope that all those interested in ACTER will attend. The
show runs 2 hours and 25 minutes including one 15 minute interval. Cynthia
Dessen, General Manager, ACTER
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Date: Mon, 25 Nov 1996 18:08:40 -0000
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From: Tony and Sinead Corbett
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Thanks to all who replied to my query about music in Fulgens and Lucres.
It has led to some very interesting off-list mailings!
Le gach dea-ghui
Tony Corbett
Department of English
University College
Cork
Ireland
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Date: Wed, 27 Nov 1996 20:01:34 -0600
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From: "Robert L. A. Clark"
Subject: Queer Middle Ages Conference Announcement
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THE SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF HOMOSEXUALITY IN THE MIDDLE AGES (SSHMA)
IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE
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~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
****** QUEER MIDDLE AGES ******
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
****** NOVEMBER 5-7, 1998 ******
~~~~~~ THE GRADUATE CENTER ~~~~~~
****** CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK (CUNY) ******
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
*************************************************
AN INTERDISCIPLINARY CONFERENCE ENDORSED BY THE CENTER FOR LESBIAN AND
GAY STUDIES (CLAGS), CUNY
This conference is dedicated to "queering" the Middle Ages: to the
pursuit of methodologies of interpretation and documentation
of the same-sex choices of women and men who resisted heteronormativity in
their sexual and affective bonds during the period we have come to call
the "Middle Ages." We seek to expand knowledge of resistance to compulsory
heterosexuality in a wide range of the globe's cultural areas,
such as the Arab and Islamic worlds, China, and the pre-colonial
Americas. We understand "middle ages" to be a flexible, not
prescriptive term, which can begin, depending on the area under
conideration, as early as the 4th century CE and end as late as the
end of the 16th century CE.
The conference aims to articulate the reasons why
the "Middle Ages" have remained separate from far-reaching
inquiries in lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender studies. While queer
studies have made significant impact in the study of the early modern
period, the Middle Ages have only sporadically been the object
of "queering," as well as documenting, lives shaped by same-sex desire.
This period plays a potentially critical role in current debates over the
historical parameters of the construction of homosexuality,
offering counterpoint to theories which deny the possibility
of its existence before the modern age. The particularities
of same-sex, non-heteronormative behaviors in the Middle Ages also
provide rich material for a better understanding of many aspects of
gendered identities.
METHODOLOGY AND CRITICAL PRACTICE
WE ANTICIPATE TWO CATEGORIES OF PANELS:
(1) Approaching the Middle Ages through theoretically and methodologically
-oriented sessions, including, but not limited to, the relation of queer
theory to feminist theory; the impact of cultural studies; the role of the
disciplines in queering the Middle Ages (in fields such as religious
studies, art history, sociology, for example); the relation of lesbian
studies to the study of male homosexuality; pedagogy and teaching
"queerly"; and archival resources and methods of inquiry.
(2) Sessions dedicated to discrete points of scholarly
investigation as well as central questions in the field of
medieval studies, for which queer interpretations are being
proposed. For example: devotional material; queer Chaucer;
issues of representation; visual cultures; lesbian lives; identities;
queerness and subjectivity; nationhood and homophobia; misogyny
and female sexuality; western constructions of eastern sexuality as queer;
pre-colonial America; and "passions of the cut sleeve."
PRESENT INQUIRIES SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE CONFERENCE CO-CONVENERS:
Francesca Canade Sautman Steven Kruger
Departments of French & Women's Studies Department of English
Hunter College and Queens College and
CUNY Graduate Center CUNY Graduate Center
fsautman@shiva.Hunter.CUNY.edu steven_kruger@qc.edu
A FORMAL CALL FOR PAPERS IS FORTHCOMING
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Date: Wed, 27 Nov 1996 22:26:17 -0600
Reply-To: PERFORM - Medieval Performing Arts
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From: "Robert L. A. Clark"
Subject: Queer Middle Ages Conference Announcement
MIME-Version: 1.0
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Please crosspost as appropriate.
THE SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF HOMOSEXUALITY IN THE MIDDLE AGES (SSHMA)
IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE
*************************************************
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
****** QUEER MIDDLE AGES ******
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
****** NOVEMBER 5-7, 1998 ******
~~~~~~ THE GRADUATE CENTER ~~~~~~
****** CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK (CUNY) ******
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
*************************************************
AN INTERDISCIPLINARY CONFERENCE ENDORSED BY THE CENTER FOR LESBIAN AND
GAY STUDIES (CLAGS), CUNY
This conference is dedicated to "queering" the Middle Ages: to the
pursuit of methodologies of interpretation and documentation
of the same-sex choices of women and men who resisted heteronormativity in
their sexual and affective bonds during the period we have come to call
the "Middle Ages." We seek to expand knowledge of resistance to compulsory
heterosexuality in a wide range of the globe's cultural areas,
such as the Arab and Islamic worlds, China, and the pre-colonial
Americas. We understand "middle ages" to be a flexible, not
prescriptive term, which can begin, depending on the area under
conideration, as early as the 4th century CE and end as late as the
end of the 16th century CE.
The conference aims to articulate the reasons why
the "Middle Ages" have remained separate from far-reaching
inquiries in lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender studies. While queer
studies have made significant impact in the study of the early modern
period, the Middle Ages have only sporadically been the object
of "queering," as well as documenting, lives shaped by same-sex desire.
This period plays a potentially critical role in current debates over the
historical parameters of the construction of homosexuality,
offering counterpoint to theories which deny the possibility
of its existence before the modern age. The particularities
of same-sex, non-heteronormative behaviors in the Middle Ages also
provide rich material for a better understanding of many aspects of
gendered identities.
METHODOLOGY AND CRITICAL PRACTICE
WE ANTICIPATE TWO CATEGORIES OF PANELS:
(1) Approaching the Middle Ages through theoretically and methodologically
-oriented sessions, including, but not limited to, the relation of queer
theory to feminist theory; the impact of cultural studies; the role of the
disciplines in queering the Middle Ages (in fields such as religious
studies, art history, sociology, for example); the relation of lesbian
studies to the study of male homosexuality; pedagogy and teaching
"queerly"; and archival resources and methods of inquiry.
(2) Sessions dedicated to discrete points of scholarly
investigation as well as central questions in the field of
medieval studies, for which queer interpretations are being
proposed. For example: devotional material; queer Chaucer;
issues of representation; visual cultures; lesbian lives; identities;
queerness and subjectivity; nationhood and homophobia; misogyny
and female sexuality; western constructions of eastern sexuality as queer;
pre-colonial America; and "passions of the cut sleeve."
PRESENT INQUIRIES SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO THE CONFERENCE CO-CONVENERS:
Francesca Canade Sautman Steven Kruger
Departments of French & Women's Studies Department of English
Hunter College and Queens College and
CUNY Graduate Center CUNY Graduate Center
fsautman@shiva.Hunter.CUNY.edu steven_kruger@qc.edu
A FORMAL CALL FOR PAPERS IS FORTHCOMING