Performance and the Maternal

Emily Underwood-Lee; Lena  Šimić

Performance and the Maternal

Faculty of Creative Industries

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Abstract

Maternal studies has been developing in recent years (Baraitser, 2009) and has been influential within visual art (Betterton, 2014; Chernick and Klein 2011; Liss, 2009; Pollock, 1999;) and drama (Komporaly, 2007) but has been overlooked in Performance Studies. Simic and Underwood-Lee are currently undertaking our ‘Performance and the Maternal’ research project, which asks ‘What happens to the maternal when it is represented/re-enacted in performance (as opposed to in a non-live art medium)?’.

The project begins with three network meetings of UK performance studies scholars and practitioners to explore the maternal in performance. These meetings will take place in Spring 2016 at The Institute for the Practice of Art and Dissent at Home (Liverpool), Edge Hill University (Ormskirk) and the University of South Wales (Cardiff). This paper will explore the findings of the network meetings which will map the field of performance and the maternal in the UK.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 6 May 2016
Event	Theorizing Motherhood in the Academy: Museum of Motherhood Annual Conference - Manhattan College, New York, United States Duration: 5 May 2016 → 7 May 2016 https://mommuseum.org/conference-schedule-2016/

Conference

Conference	Theorizing Motherhood in the Academy
Country/Territory	United States
City	New York
Period	5/05/16 → 7/05/16
Internet address	https://mommuseum.org/conference-schedule-2016/

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Performance Research (Journal)
Emily Underwood-Lee (Editor)
3 Jun 2017
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial activity

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