08/01/2011

CSCA - 2012 Conference - Performance Studies and Theatre Interest Group - Call for Submissions

2012 Call 

PERFORMANCE STUDIES AND THEATRE INTEREST GROUP

 Call for Submissions 

2012 Central States Communication Association Conference
Renaissance Cleveland Hotel
Cleveland, OH
March 27-April 1, 2012 

“Connections In Cleveland” 

The Performance Studies and Theatre Interest Group invites all members of CSCA to submit competitive papers, programs, interactive panels, and performances for programming consideration at the 2012 CSCA conference to be held in Cleveland. We welcome a variety of formats, including performances, roundtable discussions, and spotlight sessions.  We will give special consideration to papers and panels focusing explicitly on the convention theme.  

Guidelines for Submission: 

Submit your papers, performance, installations, and panels exploring the variety of exciting scholarly and artistic work our members are developing.  We remain interested in panels that explore relationships to other areas of communication such as rhetoric, intercultural studies, women's studies, the scholarship of teaching and learning, etc.

Please note the following directions for paper and panel proposals: 

• Papers: The interest group invites Debut and Contributed papers. These papers must be clearly marked "Debut" or "Contributed." ("Debut" means first time presentations at the graduate student level or higher at CSCA in any interest area. If you are uncertain if your paper qualifies as "Debut," include a brief statement about your history with presenting at CSCA and the planners will determine the correct category.) Papers must be electronically submitted as an attachment to the Interest Group Program Planner in MICROSOFT WORD format (no other word processing format will be accepted; papers will simply be returned). Debut and Contributed papers are assessed through a process of blind review. Consequently, it is your responsibility to be sure author(s) identity/ies are concealed. Author(s) name(s) and contact information are only to appear on the title page. Please strip the text of the paper of all identifying headers. Moreover, you must electronically strip the identifiers by deleting the author(s) name(s) from the page properties. Only completed papers will be accepted for debut or contributed review. Awards will be given for the Top Contributed Paper and the Top Debut Paper.
• Panels: The interest group welcomes submissions for panel proposals. All proposals must adhere to the 2011 CSCA Panel Proposal Request Form. This form is available on the web at the CSCA web page, http://www.csca-net.org/.  Look for the link on the home page. Be sure to follow the instructions exactly for the Program Copy. Please include a list of the participant full names, institutional affiliations, contact information (phone, e-mail, and postal address) and designation of membership in CSCA or not for each participant, program chair, and the respondents. The panel needs a title and a brief abstract of the panel and each of the papers should be included. Panel Proposals must be submitted electronically as an attachment in MICROSOFT WORD to the Interest Group Program Planner.
• If you have any questions, contact Christopher.Collins@angelo.edu
  Your materials must be received by 30 September, 2011
• All rooms will be equipped with an LCD projector.  Presenters should bring their own laptops and connector cables.    

CSCA Outstanding Scholar in Performance Studies and Theatre Award

We are currently seeking nominations for the tenth Central States Communication Outstanding Scholar in Performance Studies and Theatre Award.* This award is given to a scholar who has made significant contributions to performance studies and theater scholarship, and has been a significant contributor to/from the Central States region. The award recipient will receive recognition, and her/his work will be featured at a conference session. Please send a letter of nomination that includes a brief history of this individual's work, a justification for awarding this individual, and a description of the contributions made by this individual to the association. Also please include a copy of the nominee's C.V. Self-nominations are also encouraged. Letters must be received by 2 September 2011. (Please note the earlier deadline)

*Previous Award winners

2003: Ronald Pelias, Southern Illinois University
2004: Ronald Shields, Bowling Green University
2005: Craig Gingrich-Philbrook, Southern Illinois University
2006: Sheron J. Dailey, Indiana State University
2007: Elyse Pineau, Southern Illinois University
2008: Linda Park-Fuller, Arizona State University
2009: Nathan Stucky, Southern Illinois University
2010: Tami Spry, St. Cloud State University 2011: Jim Ferris, University of Toledo. 

If you are submitting a panel proposal, you must use the 2012 CSCA Panel Proposal Request Form (available at http://www.csca-net.org/). Submit all panel proposals, debut and contributed papers, and award nominations as attachments in WORD  to  

Christopher C. Collins 

Christopher.Collins@angelo.edu 
Department of Communication, Mass Media, and Theatre
Angelo State University, Texas Tech University System
ASU Station#10895
San Angelo, Texas 76909-0895
Office Phone: 325-942-2322