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PLEASE NOTE: As all events in the Chicago
Cultural Center must be free and open to the public, registration for this
symposium will not carry a fee, but we do need to know if you’re planning
to attend, so please fill out the registration form below and send it via
email to dietrich@usf.edu. There will
also be an opportunity to register on the day of the Symposium at the Chicago
Cultural Center, but, to facilitate planning, it’s important that as many as
possible notify us in advance. Friday, October 22, 2010: v
Exact times and places are yet to be decided (so
check back here before arriving), but it appears the symposium will convene
at 9:00 AM on Friday, October 22, at the Chicago Cultural Center (78 East Washington Street ), probably in the Millennium Park Room on the 5th Floor. After a brief welcoming, a keynote address
will be delivered by Professor Richard Dietrich, Founding President of the
International Shaw Society, on “Shaw’s Pugnacious Pursuit of Peace,” followed
by a series of short papers/talks/panel discussions on a miscellany of topics
but always to do with Bernard Shaw (See General Topic below). v
Lunch (probably from 12:30 to 1:30) is on your own
(there are plenty of nearby restaurants in all directions, and there’s a
snack bar in the v
The afternoon session will probably begin at 2:00 in
the Claudia Cassidy Theatre on the 2nd
floor with a keynote address from Jay Tunney, who will draw from his new
book The Prizefighter and the
Playwright: Gene Tunney and George Bernard Shaw for a talk that will
focus on this seemingly unlikely relationship between the Nobel-Prize-winning
writer (in 1925) and the Heavyweight Champion of the World in 1926 – 1928
(when a postage stamp was 9¢--see right).
The fact that Chicago’s Soldier Field was the scene of the famous
“Long Count,” when Tunney defeated Dempsey after being knocked down, will be
highlighted with a film replay. v
From 3:30 to 5:00 there will be a panel discussion
entitled “Boxing, A Metaphor for Life,” featuring various celebrities in the
sports and literary worlds (TBA), at
the conclusion to which there will be a short reception in the foyer to the
Claudia Cassidy Theatre, at which Jay
Tunney will be available for book signings. v
Dinner from 6:00 to 7:30 is on your own. v
In the evening at 7:30 PM there will be a concert
reading of a dramatization of Shaw’s novel, Cashel Byron’s Profession, a tale about an English boxer whose
likeness to himself is partly what inspired Gene Tunney to become Shaw’s
friend. This concert reading will be
provided by the highly acclaimed professional theater company, ShawChicago. Saturday, October 23: v Will be
left open in the morning, schedule to be arranged later, but whatever is
scheduled will be at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts (1016 N. Dearborn
St.). Lunch on your own, although ISS members are invited to a luncheon
(location TBA) at which Artistic Director Robert Scogin will talk about
"Taking Shaw from Page to Stage.” v There will be a performance of Candida at 2:00 PM at the Ruth Page
Center for the Arts (1016 N. Dearborn St.), after which there will be an opportunity
for a post-play discussion with the cast and director Robert Scogin, followed by a book signing session
with Jay Tunney, which will conclude the symposium. [You can order tickets for Candida for as many seats as you like
through the box office of the theater.
Call 312.587.7390 to reserve:
Tickets: $22, $20 (Seniors), $10 (Students with ID)]. |
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SYMPOSIUM COSTS AND REGISTRATION: The Symposium,
thanks to the generosity of the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, will
be free to those who attend only the Friday events at the Chicago Cultural
Center. Use of this building is
predicated on the assumption that its cultural events will be free and open
to the public. So all you would have
to do is sign in, either before or on the day you attend, just so we have a
record of who is interested (see the registration form below). Of course you’re on your own for
meals. On Saturday, Oct. 23, the only
charge would come if you chose to attend the ShawChicago production of Candida on Saturday afternoon at 2:00,
and you should order tickets for as many seats as you like through the box
office of the theater [Call 312.587.7390 to reserve: Tickets: $22, $20
(Seniors), $10 (Students with ID)].
Again, you’re on your own for meals.
So, the cost of registering for the symposium is zero,
nothing. Refreshing, is it not? REGISTRATION FORM: (Copy and paste into an email and
send to dietrich@cas.usf.edu.) NAME(S): ADDRESS: EMAIL ADDRESS:
TELEPHONE(S): Remember that while the performance of Shaw’s Cashel Byron’s Profession at the Claudia Cassidy Theatre on
Friday night at 7:30 is free, you must order tickets from the ShawChicago Box
Office (312.587.7390) for the Saturday 2:00 matinee
performance of Shaw’s Candida at
the Ruth Page Center for the Arts (1016 N. Dearborn St.). |
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TRAVEL AND
ACCOMMODATIONS: Participants are responsible for arranging their
own travel and accommodation.
Hotels in Chicago can be expensive, especially within walking distance
of the Cultural Center, but you may get cheaper rates if you ask for
discounts (such as AARP, AAA, Senior, etc.) or book online with discount
websites such as Orbitz.com, Hotels.com, Expedia.com, Priceline.com, etc., or
search online under “hotel discounts Chicago.” Keep in mind that you may be able to splurge a bit on
the hotel because there is no registration fee for the Symposium. However, the sooner you commit to a hotel
reservation, the better, for the fall is a busy season there. For a list of possible hotels, click HERE. (or scroll
down to the bottom). |
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MEMBERSHIP IN THE INTERNATIONAL SHAW
SOCIETY: You need
not be a member of the International Shaw Society to attend or participate in
the Fall Shaw Symposium (typically, about half of the people attending ISS
events are not members, in fact), but, if you wish to be eligible for the
discounts that come with membership, such as a bargain rate on the hardbound
journal SHAW (published annually) and discounts on books, conferences and
other symposiums, information about membership is available at http://www.shawsociety.org/
(or go directly to http://www.shawsociety.org/2010-Membership-Form-&-Benefits.htm). |
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CALL FOR PAPERS / SUBMIT PROPOSALS
/GENERAL TOPIC: Welcomed are proposals for papers and panel discussion
topics either focused as much as possible on: Ø “the fights” at the center of all Shaw’s works but
especially in Cashel Byron’s Profession
and Candida, the two Shaw works
scheduled for dramatization during the Symposium by the acclaimed ShawChicago
Theater Co., Ø or on the general subject of Shaw’s embodiment and
figurative use of fighting and struggle, such as in his “fighting” for many
causes or changes (against censorship, for women’s rights or human rights,
against militaristic jingoism, for political reform, for theater or dramatic
reform, etc.), Ø or his picking of “fights” with particular people (the
Shaw-Shakespeare fight perhaps being the most famous, although the dead
Shakespeare wasn’t really his opponent), Ø or the paradox of Shaw’s pugnacious pursuit of a more
peaceful world Ø etc. Shaw once said that “The final battle will be between the
cruel will and the humane will,” so what exactly did he mean by that and to what
extent did he and his works exemplify that?
Send proposals to Michael O’Hara, preferably as an attachment
to an email (mohara@bsu.edu),
or by mail to Associate Dean Michael O’Hara, 2000 W. University Ave., College
of Fine Arts, AC 200, Ball State University, Muncie, IN 47306. Please copy the ISS President Leonard
Conolly at lconolly@trentu.ca. Include a cover letter, a 300-500 word
abstract, and a c.v., all in one document
and in that order if you’re sending an attachment to an email. Those applying for ISS Travel Grants should
submit additional information (see online).
Deadline is July 1, 2010. |
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ISS TRAVEL GRANTS, Downloadable or
Printable Application The International Shaw Society is offering up to three
grants of a maximum of $500 each to young scholars (40 and under) to attend
this Fall Shaw Symposium in Chicago, from October 22 through October 23,
2010. Although there is no
registration fee for this Symposium, there are travel and accommodation costs,
and the ISS wishes to assist in covering these.
To apply, please follow the instructions below. |
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ELIGIBILITY Generally, any young scholar 40 or under may
apply, whether student or faculty or independent. Students should be registered at a
recognized degree-granting institution.
Preference will be given to applicants who are also submitting a
proposal for a paper to be given at the 2010 Fall Shaw Symposium. |
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APPLICATION Applicants
for the grant should send, if by attachment to an email, all in one
document and in this order, a covering letter, a grant application form,
an abstract, and a current c.v. (see below) to the selection committee by
attachment to an email to Michael O’Hara (mohara@bsu.edu) or by mail to Associate Dean Michael O’Hara, 2000
W. University Ave., College of Fine Arts, AC 200, Ball State University,
Muncie, IN 47306. Please copy the ISS
President Leonard Conolly at lconolly@trentu.ca. Proposals for papers should go to the
same addresses. |
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DEADLINES: · Deadline
for submitting a 300-500 word abstract for a paper is July 1, 2010.
· Deadline for travel grant applications
is also July 1,
2010. · Candidates will be notified no
later than August 1, 2010 regarding the acceptance of their paper proposal
and grant application. |
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ISS MEMBERSHIP: You need not be a member of the ISS to apply for this
travel grant. In fact, non-members who
receive a grant will be given a free membership to the ISS for 2011. |
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APPLICATION FORM FOR
ISS TRAVEL GRANTS |
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The cheapest
arrangement might be to stay at a youth hostel, and for that please check http://www.hiusa.org/hostels/usa_hostels/illinois/chicago/60034. Otherwise, below is a list of mid-town
hotels in the vicinity of the Chicago Cultural Center: Downtown Chicago
Hotels Close to the Cultural Center but Expensive: The Palmer House
Hilton Hotel (Recommended) 17 East Monroe
Street, Chicago, IL - (312) 726-7500 - 0.3 mi S The Silversmith Chicago Hotel & Suites 10 South Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL - (312) 372-7696 - 0.2
mi SW Hard Rock Hotel Chicago 230 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL - (312) 345-1000
- 0.2 mi N Hotel Monaco-Chicago 225 North Wabash Avenue, Chicago, IL - (312) 960-8500 -
0.2 mi N Wit Hotel 201 North State Street, Chicago, IL - (312) 467-0200 -
0.2 mi NW University Club of Chicago 76 East Monroe Street, Chicago, IL - (312) 726-2840 -
0.2 mi S Comfort Suites 320 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL - (312) 376-1887
- 0.2 mi N Hotel 71 71 East Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL - (312) 346-7100 -
0.3 mi N Renaissance Chicago Hotel 1 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL - (312) 372-7200 - 0.3
mi NW River Hotel 75A East Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL - (888) 977-4837 -
0.3 mi N Hyatt Regency Chicago 151 East Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL - (312) 565-1234 -
0.3 mi NE The Fairmont Chicago 200 North Columbus Drive, Chicago, IL - (312) 565-8000
- 0.3 mi NE Club Quarters 75 East Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL - (312) 357-6400 -
0.3 mi N Hampton Inn - Majestic Chicago Theatre District, IL 22 West Monroe Street, Chicago, IL - (312) 332-5052 -
0.3 mi SW Swissotel Hotel 323 East Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL - (312) 565-0565 -
0.4 mi NE Trump International Hotel & Tower: A Chicago Luxury
Hotel 401 North Wabash Avenue, Chicago, IL - (312) 588-8000 -
0.4 mi N Hotel Sax Chicago 333 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL - (312) 245-0333
- 0.4 mi NW The Westin Chicago River North 320 North Dearborn Street, Chicago, IL - (312) 744-1900
- 0.4 mi NW Less Expensive (and less
close and less elegant) Hotels Allerton Hotel 701 North Michigan
Avenue, Chicago, IL (866) 553-5040 Hampton Inn & Suites Chicago-Downtown 33 West Illinois Street, Chicago, IL - (312) 832-0330 -
0.5 mi NW Embassy Suites-Chicago 302 East Illinois Street, Chicago, IL - (312) 661-0340
- 0.5 mi NE Embassy Suites Chicago Downtown / Lakefront 511 North Columbus Drive, Chicago, IL - (312) 836-5900
- 0.6 mi NE Comfort Inn & Suites Downtown 15 East Ohio Street, Chicago, IL - (312) 894-0900 - 0.6
mi N Travelodge Chicago 65 East Harrison Street, Chicago, IL - (312) 427-8000 -
0.7 mi S Howard Johnson Inn Downtown Chicago 720 North La Salle Drive, Chicago, IL - (312) 664-8100
- 1.2 mi NW Many thanks to everyone on the Chicago Symposium Committee and
especially to ShawChicago Managing Director Tony Courier for assistance in
building this website. |
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