Medieval English Theatre Meeting 28 March 2015:
Avenue Campus 65/1177,
University of Southampton


Paradigms Lost


Provisional Programme


9.15

Registration    

9.30

Welcome. The Conference will also acknowledge the members of Medieval English Theatre who have died this year.

9.45

Pamela King (Glasgow): ‘Medieval Drama Criticism before Medieval English Theatre’.

10.15

Lindsey Cox (Kent): ‘The portrait miniature in John Redford's play Wit and Science’.

10.45

COFFEE   

11.15

Stephanie Allen & James McBain (both Fribourg): ‘Paradigms Lost: Rehabilitating Academic Drama’.

11.45

Elisabeth Dutton (Fribourg): A staged reading of an Oxford Christmas entertainment based on the story of Narcissus.

12.00

LUNCH   

13.45

Garrett Epp (Alberta & Lille), with additional information from Meg Twycross (Lancaster): ‘Things we can’t say any longer about the Towneley Plays’.

14.15

Jason Burg (Birmingham): ‘“According to the church’s custom”: The Spatial Shift in Lincoln Cathedral Performance, 1309-1642’.

14.45

Nadia van Pelt (Leiden): ‘“A daring and remarkable interpretation of a part of the Apocalypse”: Henry VIII's spectator experience and performance (June 1535)’.

15.15

TEA   

15.45

Greg Walker (Edinburgh): ‘Spectatorship’, followed by Discussion.

16.30

Annual Medieval English Theatre Business Meeting, including announcements, brief reports, finance, projects, plans, and the topic and location of the next two conferences.

17.00

Close of Conference.

Those who are staying for the buffet proceed to 20 Donnington Grove, SO17 1RW.

This is the planned programme, but it is subject to any necessary adjustments.
As usual, papers will last about 20-25 minutes.


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