MCLC: Rethinking the Total Art of Socialism--cfp

[Denton, Kirk]

MCLC LIST
From: Geng, Yan <ygeng at utk.edu>
Subject: Rethinking the Total Art of Socialism--cfp
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Dear all,

This is the CFP for a College Art Association panel that I'm co-chairing
with Geng Yan.  Unfortunately, it's listed incorrectly as open format in
the CAA booklet and actually is a historical studies session.  I'd be very
grateful if you could circulate to anyone who might be interested.

Rethinking the Total Art of Socialism (CAA 12-15 Feb 2014)
Chicago, February 12 - 15, 2014
Deadline: May 6, 2013

Co-chairs: Geng Yan, University of Heidelberg; and Christine I. Ho,
Stanford University. Email: yan.geng at zo.uni-heidelberg.de and
ciho at stanford.edu

This panel seeks to open a transnational conversation about the political
economy of socialist art during the Cold War years in order to grapple
with the aesthetic and ideological legacies of socialist culture.  In
considering the wide scope of responses, ranging from outright rejection,
appropriation, to cautious revival of shared utopian ideals, this panel
reexamines our current understanding of socialist art beyond mere
instrument of ideological control.  How can we historicize its unified
style and working methods, in particular the preference for
representation? What role did the historical avant-garde play in its
formation? How did socialist art mobilize its publics, and how was it
developed in concert with the state penetration of media? To what extent
did the impact of global interactions shape an international socialist
aesthetics? Papers expanding beyond the Soviet epicenter to specific
histories of other Communist states and exploring cross-disciplinary
approaches in addressing various media and media cultures are particularly
welcome.

Proposals for papers to session chairs due May 6, 2013. Every proposal
should include the following items:

1. Completed session participation proposal form, located at the end of
the brochure posted at:
http://www.collegeart.org/pdf/2014CallforParticipation.pdf (also see p. 20
for the listing of this panel)

2. An abstract of one to two double-spaced, typed pages.

3. Letter explaining speaker’s interest, expertise in the topic, and
CAA membership status.

4. updated CV

Christine I. Ho 何穎佳
Ph.D candidate
Department of Art and Art History
ciho at stanford.edu