CfP: mezinárodní konference “FROM MOBILITY TO INTERACTION.“ Katowice 7-9 listopad 2018.

The Department of Theory of Literature and Translation in the Institute of Slavic Studies at  the  University  of  Silesia  in  Katowice  would  like  to  invite  you  to  the  international  scientific  and  artistic conference entitled “FROM MOBILITY TO INTERACTION. (R e)visions of Drama and Theatre in Yugoslavia and New Playwright – theatrical Productions in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo,  Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia” , which will be held on 7 – 9 November 2018 in Katowice.

In  the  sec ond  decade  of  the  21st  century,  the  phenomenon  of  cultural  mobility  connected  with the production, promotion, (re)formation, and support of the development of drama and theatre  is  becoming  more  and  more  noticeable. Particularly  noteworthy  is  its  variant  im plemented  in  Yugoslavia,  and  after  its  collapse  – in  the  newly  developed  countries. The  perception  of  this  mechanism   forces   change   and   the   introduction   of   more   flexibility   of   the   current   research  perspective, but also affects creative processes and the dev elopment of the cooperation network. In  both cases, the perception of selected artistic projects through the prism of encounter and interaction  is the most desirable one. Withi n these considerations, it is worth taking into account the movable  and  unstable status  of  cultural  components,  the  flickering  and  variability  of  their  functions  depending on the context and time , as  postulated by Stephen Greenblatt in his Manifesto  ( Cultural  Mobility: A Manifesto , ed. S. Greenblatt, 2009, here in attachment) .

Cultural mobility  – the transfer  of people, tangible objects, concepts  and signs  – leads thus to interaction. It does not only  mean a  symmetrical  process  of  cultural  exchange  between  representatives  of  neighbouring  communities,  but also contributes to the creatio n of new qualities. The  idea  of  a  scientific  and  artistic  conference  arose  from  the  need  to  find  a  new  key  to  interpret the dynamics of individual cultural practices in a joint discussion of researchers and critics,  artists and employees of cultural institutions. An appropr iate solution seems to be going beyond the  formula  of  a  strictly  scientific  conference  and  traditional  comparative  studies,  and  submitting  the  issues  of  the  conference  to  a  transdisciplinary  reflection  in  a  theoretical  and  practical  aspect. Both  the histor ical approach and the view of its presence will play a significant role. In  the  discussion  on  manifestations  of  cultural  mobility  in  drama  and  theatre,  we  propose  to  focus on the following issues:

• physical and metaphorical movement

• the flow of cultural ca pital, the mutual permeation of inspirations, co – creations and  transformations of works as a result of contact between artists and cultures

• cultural diplomacy

• locality, globalization processes, glo(c)ality

• boundaries and crossing borders (geographical, aes thetic, social)

• migrations, inclusive / exclusive defining of identity, transnational identity (hybridical identity) / national identity, local and regional identity

• cultural institutions

• artistic mobility and mobility of artists

• the  t ransferring of resour ces from source to target cultures, translation and tradaptation

• changes of reception, changes of space, cultural tourism

• innovative strategies of promotion and transborder outreach

• transmedia The organizers of the conference are open to all research per spectives, and the proposed issues  are only a starting point for joint reflection and (re)vision of new phenomena and trends prevailing  in the contemporary drama and theatre of the cultural circle that is of interest to us.

If  you  would  like  to  participat e  in  the  conference,  please  send  us  the  completed  application  form  (attachment) to the address  abrasowicz.gabriela@gmail.com by 15 June 2018.

The confirmation message will be sent by 15 July 2018.

Languages  of  the  conference:  languages  in  Bosnia  and  Herzegovina,  Croatian,  Montenegrin,  Serbian

 

From Mobility to Interaction – letter of invitation

From mobility to interaction – application form

Od mobilnosti do interakcije – poziv hr

Od mobilnosti do interakcije – prijava hr