Dear Colleagues,
We meet again to convene the second scholarly symposium on MENA and Central Asian dances. This year’s topics include music and performing arts from the same regions.
The goal is to gather as many scholars as possible in one academic environment to present their most recent research.
The topics under consideration include but are not limited to:
Corporeality
Dance and non-dance patterned movement
Dance in media
Self-exotification and “West-toxication” (gharbzadegi)
Is concert/stage/theatrical dance a project of colonization? When is appropriation happening, and when is imaginative collaboration happening?
Decolonization of MENACA dance/musical studies/performance
Intersection of Modalities of performance: interconnections between dance and other fields
Contemporary reimaginings/reconstructions/reenactments of traditional performing arts forms
Gender and Sexuality
Dance: Migration and Immigration
Dance and Music in relation to Neuroscience
All submissions must be accompanied by abstract (150-250 words). Abstracts may be submitted on our website: https://www.menaca2024.com/call-for-submissions/
19 April 2024 Deadline for submissions (applications + abstract)
1 May 2024 Acceptance letters are sent