[ecrea] CFP: Siblings on Stage and Screen, University of Worcester

Call for Papers: Siblings on Stage and Screen (University of Worcester, 
5 September 2018)

This one day symposium aims to explore the relatively under-developed 
study of siblings in visual culture and performance.

In drama, family relationships are both ubiquitous and complex and 
whether a Renaissance revenge tragedy or a play by Harold Pinter, the 
plot often pivots on the loyalty or jealousy between siblings, confusion 
caused by twins or conflict prompted by illegitimacy. Whilst there have 
been many explorations of the role of siblings in Shakespeare, the 
examination of sibling relationships in its many forms, remains a 
fruitful area of discussion for plays from the sixteenth to twenty-first 
century.

On screen, sibling relationships are frequently depicted and yet rarely 
interrogated.//Whether as a stabilising force, a source of antagonism, a 
parental substitute, or an unsettling doubled presence, images of 
brothers and sisters in film and television provide a counterpoint to 
the oft-investigated familial relationships between parents and 
children. Siblings filmmakers and actors, meanwhile, have been a 
constant force in cinema.//

We invite papers of 20 minutes from the fields of theatre and 
performance studies, film and TV studies, English literature, media and 
cultural studies, and related disciplines.We also welcome proposals for 
complete panels of 3/4 papers.

Papers may explore the representation of siblings across a range of 
media and genres. Topics may include, but are not restricted to, the 
following:

·Family relationships and dynamics; birth order

·Sisterhood/brotherhood; twins or multiple births; doubling or Doppelgänger

·Missing parents; orphans; siblings in adulthood or old age

·Incest; illegitimacy; inheritance

·Ambition and revenge; family feuds; loyalty

·Gender roles and performance

·Siblings as directors or performers

If you would like any further information please contact the organisers, 
Dr Katie Barnett and Dr Sharon Young, at 
(siblingsonstageandscreen /at/ gmail.com) 
<mailto:(siblingsonstageandscreen /at/ gmail.com)>

Please send proposals of 250-300 words, along with a short author bio, 
to the organisers by 27 April 2018.



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