Society for Comparative Research on Iconic and Performative Texts
The Performance Criticism of the Bible and Other Ancient Texts (PC-BOAT) and the Society for Comparative Research on Iconic and Performative Texts (SCRIPT) invite papers for two joint sessions:
The first session invites papers that engage specifically with Ancient Theater, Material Culture, and Performance. Papers that engage with the intersections of ancient theater and its impact on the development and performance of the biblical texts, the material culture su rounding ancient theatrical performance are warmly welcome.
The second session is an open session on the Iconicity and Performativity of the Bible and Other Ancient Texts. This more broad-reaching session will hope to incorporate considerations of how scriptural texts function as iconic and/or performative texts.
Performances in either section are welcome and encouraged!
The Society for Comparative Research on Iconic and Performative Texts (SCRIPT) encourages new scholarship on iconic and performative texts. Our goal is to foster academic discourse about the social functions of books and texts that exceed their semantic meaning and interpretation, such as their display as cultural artifacts, their ritual use in religious and political ceremonies, their performance by recitation and theater, and their depiction in art.
| Chair | Dates | ||
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| David Dault, Loyola University, Chicago | sandburg.media@gmail.com | - | View |