A World of Popular Entertainments
International Conference
10 & 11 June 2009
The University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
A World of Popular Entertainments is hosted by the School of Drama, Fine Art and Music, co-convenors Gillian Arrighi, Victor Emeljanow and Rosalind Halton.
The title of the conference embraces the "globality" of popular entertainments. Yet the meaning and definition of both 'popular' and 'entertainment' remain widely contested as well as retaining pejorative connotations that are at odds with their transnational significance. We would welcome participants from a range of complementary disciplines: theatre and performance studies, health, history, psychology, fine art and music as well as performing arts curators and archivists to engage in the analysis as well as the celebration of popular entertainments.
Registration
Download a Registration Form (PDF, 88KB).
Program
Download the Conference Program (PDF, 104KB).
Prof. Victor Emeljanow / Dr Gillian Arrighi
Drama Office, Room SRR203
University of Newcastle
Callaghan NSW 2308 Australia