MCLC: AAP 12th Annual Conference--cfp

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Subject: AAP 12th Annual Conference--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.

Proposals are invited for papers, panels, poster sessions, workshops and
roundtable discussions. Proposals should be emailed to the AAP Vice
President, Alex Huang: acyhuang05 at gmail.com

Learn more about the AAP: http://www.yavanika.org/aaponline/

DEADLINE FOR PROPOSALS: April 15, 2012.

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The Asian Theatre Journal Lecture this year will be given by Richard
Nichols, Emeritus Professor of Theater at Penn State University and a
movement teacher and expert in Korean and Japanese theatre. He served as
chair and editor of the Association for Asian Performance newsletter in
1994. A senior Fulbright research scholar in Seoul from 2002 to 2003,
Nichols has taught at Korea University, Sungkyunkwan University, and the
Korean National University of the Arts. He has published numerous articles
on Korean theater and is the co-translator of Four Contemporary Korean
Plays by Lee Yun-Taek. His latest book is Modern Korean Drama: An
Anthology (Columbia University Press, 2009), which the Journal of Asian
Studies hailed as the book to teach Korean drama "if one has to pick just
one book." 

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SPECIAL EVENTS

"Cao Yu and His Legacy": Exhibition, Film Screenings, and Lecture

Cao Yu (1910-1996)­the foremost pioneer in modern drama in China­is a key
figure in the literary and cultural development in China. “Cao Yu and His
Legacy” explores his significance today through historical and
dramaturgical analyses of four productions performed in Chinese and
English both in China and in the West.

Lectures and discussion by Ruru Li and Steven (Siyuan) Liu.

Ruru Li, the the step-daughter of Cao Yu, is the curator of the Cao Yu
photographic exhibition and author of numerous books and articles,
including The Soul of Beijing Opera: Theatrical Creativity and Continuity
in the Changing World (2010) and Translucent Jade: Li Yuru on Stage and in
Life (2010, in Chinese). She is Senior Lecturer in the Department of East
Asian Studies at University of Leeds, UK.

Steve Liu is the President of Association for Asian Performance and
assistant professor in the Department of Theatre and Film, University of
British Columbia, Vancouver. He directed a staged reading of Cao Yu's
Thunderstorm, a classic of modern Chinese theatre, at the University of
British Columbia Theatre in 2011.

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   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 AAP Vice President, Alex Huang:
acyhuang05 at gmail.com

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/).