Women on stage: From the backstage to the to limelight
Mulheres em Palco: Dos bastidores à ribalta
Les femmes sur scène : Des coulisses aux feux de la rampe
Women in theatre until the 19th century
A mulher no teatro até ao século XIX
Published on Wednesday, June 28, 2023
Abstract
Since its origin, the History of Theatre has been built by male names. However, it is unthinkable that women have not also had an important role in this construction. Besides existing as characters, their contributions as performers, playwrights, composers, entrepreneurs, patrons, scenographers or costume designers, among a broad range of other functions, were fundamental to the development of the theatrical practice. This conference aims to recover the place of women in theatre since its origin until the 19th century, covering a wide variety of topics, which have women at their centre, either as the focus of a show or as marginal, as star or tertiary figure, as part of the audience or as producer of the cultural object. The conference aims to provide a comprehensive and transdisciplinary debate in order to rediscover the place of women in theatre in a global and historical approach.
Announcement
March 13-14-15, 2024
Topics
The conference is open to submissions within the following topics, without excluding other approaches:
- Female characters in dramaturgy
- The recognition of the profession of actress
- Infamy and female theatre workers
- The space reserved for women in theatre (constraints and prohibitions)
- Male and female transvestism on stage
- Legislation on women in theatre
- Female dramaturgy
- Women in the theatre: audience, stage and backstage
- Female theatrical iconography – caricatures, photographs, drawings
- Portraits/biographies of women who changed or contributed to the theatrical panorama of their time
Submission guidelines
The proposals must include:
- Title
- Author and institutional affiliation
- Abstract (200-300 words)
- 3-5 keywords
- Bio note (100-150 words)
Proposals must be sent to mulheresempalco@gmail.com
before 10 October 2023
Scientific commission
- Andresa Fresta Marques (Centre for Theatre Studies, Faculty of Arts and Humanitis, University of Lisbon)
- Marta Brites Rosa (Centre for Theatre Studies, Faculty of Arts and Humanitis, University
- Paula Gomes Magalhães (Centre for Theatre Studies, Faculty of Arts and Humanitis, University
Subjects
- Representation (Main category)
- Mind and language > Representation > Cultural history
- Mind and language > Representation > History of art
- Mind and language > Epistemology and methodology > Biographical approaches
- Periods > Early modern
- Mind and language > Representation > Heritage
- Society > History > Women's history
- Mind and language > Representation > Cultural identities
Places
- Sala / Room B 112.C - Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Lisboa, Alameda da Universidade
Lisbon, Portugal (1600-214)
Event attendance modalities
Full on-site event
Date(s)
- Tuesday, October 10, 2023
Attached files
Keywords
- theatre, women, history, performance, gender, dramaturgy
Contact(s)
- Marta Rosa
courriel : sinaisdecena [at] gmail [dot] com
Reference Urls
Information source
- Marta Rosa
courriel : sinaisdecena [at] gmail [dot] com
License
This announcement is licensed under the terms of Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal.
To cite this announcement
« Women on stage: From the backstage to the to limelight », Call for papers, Calenda, Published on Wednesday, June 28, 2023, https://doi.org/10.58079/1bhr
