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C A L L F O R
P A P E R S You Are Invited to THE FOURTH ANNUAL SHAW SYMPOSIUM at The Shaw Festival 28-29-30 July 2007 |
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Sponsored by the Academy
of the Shaw Festival and the International Shaw Society
Scholars and devotees of
Shaw will gather to hear academic papers and
talks from actors and/or directors, participate in
discussions,
and see both Saint
Joan and The Philanderer.
The symposium will convene late on
Saturday afternoon, July 28, at the Shaw Festival for a short welcome and
social gathering, allowing time for participants to attend Saint Joan at the Festival Theatre later that evening. On Sunday morning, July 29, there will be a
discussion on staging Shaw with actors and/or directors from the Shaw Festival,
followed by a performance at 2:00 of The
Philanderer at The
All symposium sessions will be held
at Shaw Festival venues, details to be provided later. It is hoped that proposals for papers and
panel topics will be directed towards provoking lively discussion, for which
ample time will be allowed. Submissions
from younger scholars are particularly encouraged.
PROPOSALS for papers and panel topics (focused as
much as possible on Saint Joan and The Philanderer) should be sent to Dr.
Leonard Conolly, preferably as an attachment to an email (lconolly@trentu.ca),
or by mail to Professor Leonard Conolly, Department of English,
TO REGISTER for the Shaw Symposium, either as a presenter
or not, please contact Rod Christensen at rchristensen@shawfest.com. Or please leave your order and
credit card # (including expiry date) on his voice-mail at 1-800-657-1106
ext 265, and leave an email or street address where your order can be
confirmed. For updating of the schedule and other details, visit the ISS
website at www.shawsociety.org.
Participants are responsible for arranging their own travel and accommodation. See the Shaw Festival website for links: www.shawfest.com/.
SYMPOSIUM PRICE LIST:
Registration is $215 Canadian per participant ($195
for ISS members), and it includes the reception on Saturday, sessions
both Sunday and Monday, a picnic lunch on Monday, and an A+ ticket for Saint
Joan on Saturday night and for The Philanderer on Sunday afternoon.
Additional tickets for these two shows
can be purchased through Rod Christensen when you register. For all
other shows, please contact the Shaw Festival Box Office at 1-800-511-7429 or
order online at www.shawfest.com/index.php. You could probably squeeze a second play in
on Saturday and Sunday, if you wish.
ISS Membership: You need not be a member of the International Shaw Society to attend or
participate in the Shaw Symposium (about half are not members, in fact), but
information about membership is available at www.shawsociety.org, if you wish to be eligible for the discount mentioned above,
as well as other discounts. A
meeting of the ISS will be held at the Symposium, and non-members are welcome
to attend as prospective members.
RONALD BRYDEN SCHOLARSHIPS & ISS HAMPTON/HUSSEY
TRAVEL GRANTS,
OFFERED IN TANDEM IN CONJUNCTION WITH
THE ANNUAL SHAW SYMPOSIUM AT THE SHAW FESTIVAL
The Shaw Festival and the
International Shaw Society are offering up to five scholarships/grants to young
scholars to attend the Fourth Annual Shaw Symposium at Niagara-on the-Lake,
ELIGIBILITY
Generally, any young scholar under
the age of 40 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 2007 Shaw Symposium.
APPLICATION
Applicants for the scholarship/grant
should send, all in one document and in
this order, a covering letter, an application form, an abstract, and a current c.v.
(see below) to the selection committee by attachment to an email to Professor
Leonard Conolly at lconolly@trentu.ca
or by mail to Dr.
Conolly at the Department of English,
DEADLINES:
· Deadline for submitting a 300-500 word abstract for a paper is April 15,
2007.
· Deadline for grant/scholarship applications is also April 15, 2007.
· Candidates will be notified no later than May 15, 2007 regarding the
acceptance of their paper proposal and grant/scholarship application.
ISS MEMBERSHIP: You need not be a member of the ISS to apply for this
grant/scholarship. Non-members who
receive a scholarship/grant will be given a free membership to the ISS for the
balance of the year.
APPLICATION FORM FOR
ISS
HAMPTON-HUSSEY TRAVEL GRANTS & BRYDEN SCHOLARSHIPS
CLICK HERE FOR A
FORM PRINTABLE ON ONE PAGE OR THAT CAN BE DOWNLOADED