CFP: Performing Japan

[Aaron Gerow]

> Performing Japan: Contemporary Expressions of Cultural Identity
> Location:  New Zealand
> Publication Deadline: 2005-09-15
> Date Submitted: 2004-12-13
> Announcement ID: 142938
>
> CALL FOR Papers
> Performing Japan:
> Contemporary Expressions of Cultural Identity
> Edited By Jerry C. Jaffe & Henry Johnson
> University of Otago
> New Zealand
>
> The editors of this proposed volume are now seeking
> interdisciplinary/theoretical and ethnographic papers for a collection 
> of
> essays addressing contemporary Japanese cultural practices. The 
> unifying
> theme of the essays is to examine different performance modes within
> Japan. This will include essays of 4000 to 8000 words on Theatre, Music
> and Dance, and also performance in the broadest sense as suggested by 
> the
> field of Performance Studies. Additional topics might include:
>
> Tokyo Disneyland
> Film/anime
> Festivals
> Love Hotels, Hostess clubs, soaplands (or other sex tourism)
> The teaching/learning/study of English
> Shopping or gift-giving
> Japanese etiquette
> Sumo/baseball/wrestling (sports)
> Photography
> Art galleries
> The games of Go or Shogi
> Museums and exhibitions
> Japanese language/grammar
> Architecture or urban planning
> Commuting or subways
> Consumer society/culture
> Tourism
> Belief systems
> Japanese Tea ceremony
> The Kimono
> We welcome suggestions or ideas from potential contributors. Please 
> send
> submissions for consideration as well as a copy of your CV.
>
>
> Dr. Jerry C. Jaffe
> Theatre Studies
> University of Otago
> PO Box 56
> Dunedin
> New Zealand
> 64(03)479-8893
> 64(03)479-5235 (fax)
> Email: jerry.jaffe at stonebow.otago.ac.nz