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