MCLC: Association for Asian Performance 2012--cfp

[Denton, Kirk]

MCLC LIST
From: alex huang <acyhuang at gwu.edu>
Subject: Association for Asian Performance 2012--cfp
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Association for Asian Performance 12th Annual Conference
August 1-2, 2012   Washington, D.C.

The Association for Asian Performance (AAP) invites submissions for its
12th annual conference. The AAP conference is a two-day event, to be held
at the Hyatt Regency in Washington, D.C., preceding and during the annual
ATHE (Association for Theatre in Higher Education) conference. The keynote
speaker this year will be Richard Nichols.

Proposals are invited for papers, panels, workshops and roundtable
discussions. Learn more about the AAP at
http://www.yavanika.org/aaponline/   The deadline for proposals is April
15, 2012.

    Proposals for individual papers should include a brief abstract.
Individual presentations should be limited to 20 minutes so that there
will be time left for questions and discussion. Visual materials (slides,
video etc.) are strongly encouraged.

    Panels should be composed of three paper presenters and one discussant
or four paper presenters. Proposals for panels should provide a brief
statement that explains the session as a whole and the proposed subject of
each paper.

    Roundtables offer an opportunity for participants to discuss a
specific theme, issue or significant recent publication. A maximum of six
active participants is recommended. While a roundtable proposal will not
be as detailed as a panel proposal, it should explain fully the session¹s
purpose, themes or issues and scope.

    Proposals for workshops by performance practitioner(s) with expertise
in specific Asian performance traditions are welcomed, particularly
workshops that overlap with a panel theme or paper presentation. Workshop
proposals should include an abstract explaining methods and goals.
Workshops should be designed to run no longer than 80 minutes.

    Poster session. Your proposal should include a brief abstract and the
visual design (including visual aids on a tri-fold standing poster and
videos if applicable) of your poster. You will be giving short,
multimedia-enhanced presentations to visitors. The AAP will do its best to
pair specialists in your subject area to act as respondents. A reception
will be held for the poster session. Past presenters at the poster
sessions included both junior and senior scholars.

We encourage suggestions for innovative alternatives to the panels,
individual papers and roundtables described above.

Proposals should include the following:

    Title of panel, roundtable or paper.

    Names of all the presenters, including chair and/or organizer and
discussant (for panels and roundtables.) A few biographical sentences
about each presenter.

    Affiliation, specialization (field/region), mailing address, phone
numbers and e-mail addresses of all participants.

    Explanation of the session (for panels, workshops and roundtables);
abstract of each panel presentation or each paper.

Proposals should be emailed to the conference organizer and AAP Vice
President, Alex Huang: acyhuang at gwu.edu

If you need help locating other scholars to participate in a panel or
roundtable, please submit a preliminary description of your proposal
before February 1 so we can post it on the AAP website. Alternatively, you
can post your suggestions for a panel by sending an email to the AAP email
list at asiantheatre at usfca.edu

THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF ALL PROPOSALS IS APRIL 15, 2012.

All presenters are expected to join AAP. Membership is $40 per year ($25
for students) and includes a subscription to the Asian Theatre Journal
(http://www.uhpress.hawaii.edu/journals/atj/).