CfA: Summer School "Approaching Theatre Performance from Literary Studies and Linguistics"
Call for Applications:
Interdisciplinary Summer School
for advanced students and early career researchers on
“Approaching Theatre Performance from Literary Studies and Linguistics“
4–7 July 2025, Wiesbaden
Organised by Heidi Lucja Liedke (Goethe-University Frankfurt) and
Daniela Landert (Heidelberg University)
Description:
This 3-day summer school is devoted to the interdisciplinary study of theatre performance. Literary studies and linguistics have a rich history of studying drama based on written play texts, especially in the German academic context. However, the analysis of performed theatre has played a very marginal role in both disciplines so far. The aim of the summer school is to provide advanced students and early career researchers with the tools that are needed to carry out research projects on performed data. We will cover data collection, the analysis of multimodal theatre performance, as well as theoretical topics that are relevant in the field. By combining both qualitative and quantitative methods, as well as methods from the research traditions of literary studies and linguistics, the workshop will offer a multi-faceted perspective on the study of theatre performance but also equip participants with the necessary tools for the study of cultural texts more generally.
Who is it for?
Applications are welcome from advanced students (MA) and early career researchers (PhD, PostDoc) working in the fields of literary studies and/or linguistics. The workshop will focus on theatre performances in English, but participants who work in other languages are equally welcome. The workshop language is English.
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