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Second Call for papers for the 7th annual IASESP conference
| Location: | Connecticut, United States |
| Conference Date: | 2011-04-29 (Archive) |
| Date Submitted: |
2011-01-10 |
| Announcement ID: |
181981 |
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SEVENTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF
ENVIRONMENT, SPACE, AND PLACE
SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY: APRIL 29-MAY1, 2011
CONFERENCE THEME: THE SPACING OF FESTIVE ENACTMENTS
The Conference seeks to foster Crossdisciplinary—Interdisciplinary—Transdisciplinary conversations on the subject of the festive, festivity, festival in terms of spatial production: produced and producing. Presentations are to be 25 minutes with an additional 10 minutes for questions and discussion. Papers may be submitted for possible publication in the journal Environment, Space, Place. Panels are welcome.
Befitting a Feast: convivial, jovial, mirth, merrymaking, cheerful, rejoicing, glad, gaiety, joyous. The festive is not merely a subjective feeling; the festive is not merely a spatial site designated/constructed to be a festive place. The festive involves spatial inscription including both enactments and built environments. The site of a World Series with its celebratory festivities becomes a site of horror during an earthquake. An ordinary city block becomes the site of the festive through the spatial enactments constituting “a block party.” Our goal for this conference is to examine festive enactments as taking place through the opportunities and limitations afforded by the spacing of built environments. How is spatiality itself agency in the production of the festive? How do festivities produce their own spatiality? How is built space to be constructed to promote the festive?
Some possible topics (all germane topics are welcome!):
World’s Fairs, Inaugurations, Parades
Coronations, Las Vegas, Disneyworld
Victory Celebrations, Wedding Receptions, Gala Events
Military Tattoos, Grand Ballrooms, Graduations
Mixers, Happy Hour, Circuses
TGIF, Company Picnics, Ati Atihan
Wakes, Mardi Gras, Carnivals
Cruise Ships, 4th of July, Bastille Day
Oktoberfest, Bluegrass Festivals, Woodstock
Jubilees, Beauty Pageants, Halloween
Chinese New Year , Cherry Blossom Festivals, Banquets
Send abstracts of approximately 200 words by Feb.10, 2011 TO, Troy Paddock: paddockt1@southernct.edu
Persons interested in chairing sessions should also contact Troy Paddock
Information and registration forms can be found at the following URL: http://home.southernct.edu/~paddockt1/IASESP/
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