The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 20.0412  Thursday, 30 July 2009

From:       Joseph Sullivan <
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Date:       Monday, 27 Jul 2009 15:44:07 -0400
Subject:    Final CFP Deadline for OVSC "Shakespeare on Screen: 1899-2009"

The final deadline for 2009 Ohio Valley Shakespeare Conference proposals 
is August 28, 2009. This year's meeting will be held October 22-24, 2009 
at the Ohio University Inn in Athens, Ohio. Papers should address this 
year's theme, "Shakespeare on Screen: 1899-2009."  Our plenary speakers 
for the weekend will include Peter Holland (University of Notre Dame), 
Linda Charnes (Indiana University), and Douglas Lanier (University of 
New Hampshire).

The conference organizing committee invites abstracts (200-300 words) or 
papers on a range of issues in film and television productions of 
Shakespeare from the Silents to the Age of Branagh and Baz. Papers can 
focus on individual films; the work of major directors; intertextual 
(and visual) dialogue between Shakespeare films or between stage and 
film Shakespeares; television Shakespeare; spin-off films and television 
programs; Shakespeare in cyberspace; global Shakespeare; theories of 
appropriation and adaptation; editions and screenplays; funding, 
promotion and marketing; photography and trailers; DVD material; 
audience; film scores; cinematography; cultural context ; film clips; 
and teaching strategies.

All inquiries should be directed to: Samuel Crowl/Department of 
English/Ohio University/Athens, Ohio/45701 or via email to 
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Check out our website for registration materials, Smith Prize Contest 
information, and archived resources from previous meetings: 
http://www.marietta.edu/~engl/OVSC

We have recently formed a FaceBook group. Just run a search from your FB 
page for Ohio Valley Shakespeare Conference.

You can also follow us on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/OVSC


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