Call for Paper
BODY POLITICS.
REPRESENTING MASCULINITY IN MEDIA AND PERFORMING ARTS
International conference
Università degli Studi di Torino, June 6-7, 2017
Curated by:
Giaime Alonge, Giulia Carluccio, Federica Mazzocchi, Maria Paola Pierini, Antonio Pizzo, Alessandro Pontremoli
Scientific board:
Antonio Attisani (Università degli Studi di Torino), Sandro Bellassai (Università di Bologna), Lucia Cardone (Università di Sassari) , Richard Dyer (King’s College London), Massimo Fusillo (Università degli Studi dell'Aquila), Ronald Gregg (Yale University) . Catherine O’Rawe (University of Bristol), Peppino Ortoleva (Università degli Studi di Torino), Veronica Pravadelli (Università degli Studi Roma Tre), Jacqueline Reich (Fordham University) , Sergio Rigoletto (University of Oregon) , Karl Schoonover (University of Warwick), Emanuele Senici (Università La Sapienza di Roma)
The conference aims at investigating the interaction between masculinity and the languages of media and performing arts, both from a historical standpoint and from a theoretical perspective. The sessions of the conference will feature a series of presentations informed by the main theoretical and methodological currents in the relevant fields (cinema, video art, television, fashion, advertising, digital and social media, dance, theatre, opera, music, etc.).
The conference will welcome contribution from the following AREAS:
Choreography/Mise-en-scène/Direction
Narratives/Genres = Acting/Performance
Gaze/Image
Spectator/Audience/Consumption
Production
TOPICS include, but are not limited to:
BODY |
POLITICS |
ECONOMY |
IDENTITY |
SEXUALITY |
Body spectacle |
Power |
Consumerism |
Straightness |
Masculine/Feminine |
Mutation of the body |
Militancy |
Industry |
Race/Nation |
Eroticism |
Bodybuilding |
Conflict |
Marketing |
Homosexuality |
Seduction |
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Hegemony |
Merchandising |
Homophobia |
Pornography |
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Class |
|
Queerness |
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Deadline for proposals: January 10, 2016 =Notification of acceptance: February 10, 2017
Mail to: centroricerche.crad@unito.it
Proposals are accepted both in Italian and English
Proposals must include a short abstract (2.000 characters), which should specify the addressed topics (not necessarily those found in the CFP), and a list of essential references (min. 5 titles).
Admission fee for the speakers is €50. The fee is waived for doctoral students and candidates.