ART, RESEARCH, THEORY: PERFORMANCE AND THE MATERNAL
George Ewart Evans Centre for Storytelling Annual SymposiuM
3rd and 4th April 2020
CALL FOR PROPOSALS: STORYTELLING & MOTHERS
Dear Colleagues,
George Ewart Evans Centre for Storytelling, University of South Wales invites proposals for academic papers (15 minutes), panel sessions (45 minutes), workshops (45 minutes) and short performances (up to 15 minutes in length) for the fourteenth annual George Ewart Evans Centre for Storytelling symposium on the theme of storytelling and motherhood. Seeking contributions that address motherhood in relation to performance storytelling, applied storytelling and narrative in fields including, but not limited to: performance studies; storytelling studies; arts for health, wellbeing and social care; maternal studies; literary studies; and other related disciplines are welcome!
The symposium is taking place as part of the Performance and the Maternal project, an 18 month research project led by Dr Emily Underwood-Lee (University of South Wales) and Dr Lena Šimić (Edge Hill University) supported by the Arts and Humanities Research Council. For more information on Performance and the Maternal visit: https://storytelling.research.southwales.ac.uk/research/performancematernal/.
The keynote will be given by Helen Simpson (author of Four Bare Legs in a Bed(1990); Dear George (1995); Hey Yeah Right Get a Life (2000); Constitutional(2005); In-Flight Entertainment (2010); and Cockfosters (2015).
Other confirmed speakers include Laura Godfrey-Isaacs (Artist, midwife and birth activist) Christine Watkins (storyteller), Dr Roiyah Saltus (University of South Wales), Tracy Breathnach Evans (performance artist and researcher), and Dr Steve Killick (Clinical Psychologist, Trainer and Storyteller). An evening of stories will be performed by Chwedl, the Women's storytelling network for Wales.
Details about the call for proposals can be found at: https://storytelling.research.southwales.ac.uk/symposium/storytelling-and-mothers/
Proposals should be submitted to: georgina.biggs@southwales.ac.uk
Please note, all proposals will be reviewed by a peer panel and individuals will be notified of the outcome during the first week in March.
For those wishing to simply attend the event, tickets can be booked at: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/storytelling-and-mothers-tickets-85768151851
Canolfan Adrodd Storïau George Ewart Evans / George Ewart Evans Centre for Storytelling Prifysgol De Cymru / University of South Wales
http://storytelling.research.southwales.ac.uk