[ecrea] cfp performance and television space

*Call for Papers: 'Performance and Television Space'*
*University of Glamorgan: Friday 20 April 2012*
The second symposium arising from the AHRC 'Spaces of Television' 
project will be held at the Cardiff School of Creative and Cultural 
Industries (University of Glamorgan) on Friday 20 April 2012. Proposals 
are invited for papers and/or panels on the theme of 'Performance and 
Television Space'. Performance in this context should be interpreted in 
the broadest sense to include the full range of communicative elements 
in programme making, especially acting.
The project focuses specifically on television drama in Britain between 
1955 and 1994, and we particularly welcome papers in this area, though 
we will also consider comparative perspectives (e.g. performance in 
dramas from other television industries, acting on television compared 
with film, transnational exchange/ co-productions).
Possible topics include but should not be limited to:

   * Acting styles in different genres (social realism, fantasy,
     horror) and spaces of production (studio or location)
   * Close analyses of the relationships between different performance
     elements in particular programmes or series
   * The institutional and/or, technological and/or production
     determinants on performance
   * The relationships between performance and wider social and
     cultural movements and themes; the social and cultural meanings of
     performance in different spatial and aesthetic contexts
   * Histories and historiographies of television drama performance,
     particularly relating to production strategies and institutional
     contexts.
   * Case studies of particular actors and/or programmes in relation to
     performance and space.
   * The impact of different 'schools' or theories of acting on British
     TV drama performance.
   * The role of production personnel, such as casting directors and
     directors of programmes, in determining preferred approaches to
     performance in British television drama.
   * The relationships between early TV drama and theatre

Proposals in the form of a 250-word abstract (or panel outline) should 
be submitted to Professor Stephen Lacey ((_swlacey /at/ glam.ac).uk_ 
<mailto:(swlacey /at/ glam.ac.uk)>) by *6 January 2012.*
We envisage 20-minute papers with no parallel sessions. We welcome 
proposals from both established scholars and early career researchers 
including postgraduate students.
'Spaces of Television' is an AHRC-funded research project led by the 
University of Reading in collaboration with the University of Leicester 
and the University of Glamorgan.
Further details of the project can be found at: 
_http://www.reading.ac.uk/ftt/research/Spacesoftelevision.aspx_
Professor Stephen Lacey
Cardiff School of Creative and Cultural Industries/Ysgol Diwydiannau 
Creadigol a Diwylliannol Caerdydd
University of  Glamorgan/Prifysgol Morgannwg
ATRiuM
Adam St/Heol Adam
Cardiff/Caerdydd CF24 2FN
tel: 01443-668611 (direct line)
     01443-480480 (university switchboard)
(swlacey /at/ glam.ac.uk)