[Commlist] CfP Moving Online Symposium

*/Moving Online Symposium/*

Call for proposals

30^th January 2025

Coventry University, UK

In recent years, there has been increased attention paid to the 
ownership of dance. There has been important work done in the area of 
dance and copyright^1 as well as the examination of the way ownership is 
managed via social norms through the ‘commons’^2 and as a form of 
‘gift’.^3 The increased circulation of dance online through archives, 
video platforms and social media sites has led to multiple debates about 
the copying and re-embodiment of dances,^4 reigniting important 
conversations about appropriation, acknowledgment and credit.^5

At the same time, there has been a flourishing of work on dance and 
performance ontology. For example, long-standing debates about the 
ephemerality of dance and performance have been reframed through 
discussions about the ‘post-ephemeral’^6 and materiality.^7 There have 
also been new perspectives offered on questions about the nature of 
dances and the way in which they exist.^8,9

In this symposium, we are interested in exploring how these two areas 
intersect in the context of online dance and performance. The event 
builds on and shares the findings from /Moving Online: Ontology and 
Ownership of Internet Dance/ 
<https://movingonline.coventry.domains/>/(https://movingonline.coventry.domains/ 
<https://movingonline.coventry.domains/>)/ (funded by the Arts and 
Humanities Research Council [grant number AH/W01002X/1]). We invite 
proposals that explore the ownership and/or ontology of dance or 
performance on the internet. We welcome consideration of dance and 
performance in all of their forms, genres and online contexts. Suggested 
themes include, but are not limited to:

  * Ownership disputes and resolutions
  * Acknowledgment and credit
  * Non-legal forms of ownership
  * Appropriation, copying and/or commodification
  * Copyright, licensing and/or NFTs
  * Materiality, (post) ephemerality and/or ontology
  * Dance challenges, reworking or reenactment
  * Remediation
  * Ownership, economics and online circulation

Proposals should be for 20, 60 or 90 minute sessions and might include: 
academic papers, curated discussions and/or online performances or 
screenings. Please submit the following by 13 October 2024 via this link 
<https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=mqsYS2U3vkqsfA4NOYr9T9n-9NE2Po9Fj_-GlOzOg_1UOEhITVBaUFFHR1pDQzQ3RUlaVkEzV1lLQi4u> 
(https://shorturl.at/NJEJA <https://shorturl.at/NJEJA>):

  * 300 word abstract
  * 100 word bio for each contributor
  * Any technical requirements (please note that there will be limited
    technical support available)
  * Any dietary requirements
  * Any access requirements
We welcome alternative formats for submission. Please contact Hetty 
Blades to arrange this: (hetty.blades /at/ coventry.ac.uk) 
<mailto:(hetty.blades /at/ coventry.ac.uk)>

The event is supported by the Arts and Humanities Research Council via 
Moving Online (grant number AH/W01002X/1). It will be free to attend and 
a small number of bursaries will be available to support travel and 
participation by freelance artists. More information will be available 
here <https://movingonline.coventry.domains/symposium-bursaries/> 
(https://movingonline.coventry.domains/symposium-bursaries/ 
<https://movingonline.coventry.domains/symposium-bursaries/>) during the 
week commencing 16 September.

Timeline:

  * Deadline for Abstracts: 13 October 2024
  * Notification of outcome: 1 November 2024
  * Bursary application deadline: 28 October 2024
  * Bursary application outcome: 11 November 2024
  * Symposium: 30 January 2025

For more information about Moving Online please see here 
<https://movingonline.coventry.domains/> 
(https://movingonline.coventry.domains/ 
<https://movingonline.coventry.domains/>) and follow the project on X: 
@MovingOnlineCU and/or Instagram: @movingonlinecu

Please contact Hetty Blades with any questions: 
(hetty.blades /at/ coventry.ac.uk) <mailto:(hetty.blades /at/ coventry.ac.uk)>__

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