The Shakespeare Association of Korea International Conference

Date: November 1-2, 2013

Place: Seoul National University, South Korea

Call for Papers

The Shakespeare Association of Korea invites papers exploring topics and issues of "Shakespeare in Global/Local Contexts" for its 2013 international conference to be held on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of its foundation. The conference aims to bring together scholars, actors, directors, and teachers of Shakespeare to discuss academic, theatrical, and pedagogical issues of Shakespeare in global/local contexts. Topics of discussion may include (but not restricted to):

-Adaptation/ Appropriation
-Performance/ Stage History and Reception/ Dramaturgy
-Translation
-Teaching Methods
-Politics/ Religion/ Ethics
-Feminism/ Postcolonialism

The keynote speaker for the conference is Michael Dobson (Director, Shakespeare Institute, Univ. of Birmingham, U.K.). Other invited speakers include Peter Holbrook (Queensland Univ., Australia), Alexander Huang (George Washington Univ., U.S.A), Gary Yang (Donghua Univ., China), Ryuta Minami (Shirayuri College, Japan), Bi-qi Beatrice Lei (National Taiwan Univ., Taiwan), and Li Lan Yong (National Univ. of Singapore, Singapore).