The International Federation for Theatre Research exists to promote collaboration and the exchange of information between individuals and organisations concerned with theatre research. To this end the Federation supports conferences and publications and assists its members in all such activities and projects.

New Scholars Prize 2012 Winners

1ST PRIZE

Sandra D’Urso - for the article: On the Theology of Romeo Castellucci’s Theatre and the Politics of Christian ‘Occupation’: Who Should Control the Context in Which the Image of Christ’s Face Publically Appears?

2ND PRIZE

Fusako Innami - for the article: Ethics of Incorporation: Incorporation, Spasm, and the Sense of Otherness

3RD PRIZE

Jorge Perez Falconi - for the article: The Inscription of Locality onto Festivals: Spaces of Agency in the FMX 2010

 

The deadline for submission of abstracts to the convenor of the IFTR 2012 Annual Conference, Santiago, Chile, has been extended to 6 February 2012.

SUBMISSION PROCESS

The IFTR requires that you must be a member to attend the conference. To purchase your membership:

1. Go to http://journals.cambridge.org/iftr. There are a series of gray lines which are different sections of the website.
2. If you have not previously registered on Cambridge Journals Online (CJO), please do so using the form under the "Registration" heading.
3. If you have previously registered on CJO, please log in using the gold "log-in" button at the top right corner of the website.
4. You may purchase your membership under the "FIRT-IFTR membership" heading.
5. Click the submit button at the very bottom of the page. You will be taken to a screen that will process payment options.
If you have any problems with this process or payment options, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Once you have renewed your IFTR membership, you will need to take the following steps to submit your abstract:

1. Below the 4 gray lines mentioned above you will see a blue line with a heading of "Abstract Submission".
2. Continue to scroll down the page and you will see a form that you need to complete to submit your abstract.
3. At the end of the form there are two gold buttons: "Reset" and "Submit". Once you have completed the form, please click on the gold "Submit" button.

If you do not see the section headed "Abstract Submissions": please let Member Services know if you see any error messages, and please also let them know what heading is the last one you see on the page. If you do require any further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
 

 

Theatre Research International Call for Associate Editor

 

The new associate editor will be Paul Rae (National University Singapore)

 

 

2012 Membership:  click here to renew

 

2012 IFTR Conference (website):

Mediating Performance: Scène, Média and Médiation

Annual Conference Santiago 2012, CHILE
22-28 July 2012

Abstracts may be submitted until 31 January 2012.

 

 

 APPLICATIONS INVITED FOR POSTS OF JOINT SECRETARY GENERAL

IFTR intends to appoint to two posts of Joint Secretary General

One post will be responsible for organizing the business of the Executive Committee (agendas, minutes, reports, notifications etc.). S/he will also manage elections and serve as a contact point for members and external correspondents. Start date: July 2012.

The other post is a new role and will be responsible for managing the Federation’s website and other web-based communication systems. In particular s/he will be responsible for (a) ensuring the web content is accurate and regularly up-dated, and (b) devising an ongoing strategy for making optimal use of communication tools such as listservs to meet the needs of IFTR members. The duties do NOT need advanced specialist skills such as programming, but an awareness of how to exploit communication systems within the organization is essential. Working with IFTR’s existing IT support team, the post-holder will be responsible for strategy, content oversight, and compliance. Start date: as soon as possible.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ELECTION RESULTS:

 The following are declared elected to serve on the Executive Committee from 2011-2015:

2012 MEMBERSHIP 

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On these pages you will find links to:

• other organisations involved in theatre research
• theatre websites classified by subject and/or country
• references to personal members’ websites (or to their institutions)

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