YOU ARE INVITED TO
AN INTERNATIONAL BERNARD SHAW CONFERENCE
June 8-11,
2006
Sponsored by
and the
International Shaw Society
Asa Messer Emeritus Professor Don Wilmeth Presiding
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QUESTIONS?
Questions about papers and topics should be
directed to Professor R. F. Dietrich, ISS President, by email at dietrich@cas.usf.edu,
or call (813) 920-2986. Questions about
registration and other conference details should be directed to the
TOPICS
(General): Papers (for twenty minute talks) may be on a wide
range of topics and written from any critical perspective but it would be
appropriate to speak, in acknowledgment of Shaw's impending 150th
birthday, of the causes of his longevity as a canonical author and challenges
to that, of the contributions he and his works have made to social changes,
shifts in cultural attitudes, developments in ideas of government, art,
religion, theater, etc., and of whatever problematics he and his works
anticipated and/or exemplify.
TOPICS (More
Specifically): : Shaw hated
birthdays, but he might not object to being "sesquicentennialized"
if we use it for what he considered good, such as to ruminate on
"progress" (as he redefined that) in the context of his own efforts
as "natural born world-betterer." We might achieve this in several ways:
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By making topics
for papers and panels not just celebratory of Shaw's longevity as an author but
considering of his contribution, as writer, social critic, and thinker, to the evolution of human consciousness
(to use his own term, but please note that if you don't believe in any such
thing, you may couch that in other terms, such as a growth or at least a change
in human awareness). This would include
Shaw's contribution to our awareness of the problematics of such growth or
evolution or change.
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Shaw was
interested as well in that which frustrated that evolution or change. Although the world has changed greatly since
Shaw began his efforts to change it, he would be the first to remind us of the
old saying, "The more things change, the more they stay the same,"
and so some discussion could be aimed at Shaw's addressing of this seeming
stalemate and its causes.
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It would also be
worthwhile to note how Shaw contributed, not through proposing solutions to
problems, but by so clearly and compellingly dramatizing the problems of
existence that today's audiences still sit fascinated by their playing out on
stage.
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Further along
these lines, one could take the perspective of Eric Bentley in Bernard Shaw, p. 219, that "Shaw really
wrote because he 'had to' (and not to save the world) . . . ; by not saving the
world he saved his drama as art, and, therefore, as teaching."
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And we should not
overlook what Shaw thought was the contribution of any genuine work of art,
that in the artist's projecting his combat with himself and the world into his
work, he provided testimony for that "genuinely scientific psychology
which the world still waits for" (from the "Epistle Dedicatory"
to Man and Superman).
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There are
doubtless many other ways to approach this question of Shaw's contribution to
the evolution of human consciousness or to the growth of or change in human
awareness, so don't hesitate to try your idea out.
To propose a paper or panel, please submit an abstract of
300-500 words, preferably by attachment to an email, to Professor
Richard Dietrich at dietrich@cas.usf.edu or send a hard
copy to him at P. O. Box 728, Odessa, FL 33556-0728. Students are particularly encouraged to
submit abstracts, or to submit an entire paper if a critique is desired prior
to the conference. The abstract (or paper)
should be accompanied by an up-to-date curriculum
vitae and a brief introduction.
Papers should take no longer than 20 minutes. The
deadline for submission is March 15, 2006. Abstracts should be written so that they can
be published online after the conference.
TRAVEL GRANTS FOR YOUNG SCHOLARS
Thanks to
the beneficence of
Application for Hampton-Hussey / ISS Travel Grant
Name:
Address:
Phone #:
Email
Address(es):
Your Current
Academic Affiliation (as student or teacher):
Highest
Degree:
Place of
Employment (if not teaching or attending school):
Studies of
Shaw currently involved in and future plans for the study of Shaw:
Amount Requested
For Projected Travel Expenses (provide detail):
If you are
given a grant, your grant will also come with free membership to the
International Shaw Society for the rest of 2006.
Keynote Speaker:
Anthony
Gibbs, of Macquarie U., Australia, author of Bernard Shaw: A Life.
Martin Meisel, of Columbia U., author of Shaw and the Nineteenth Century Theatre.
OTHER
CONFERENCE FEATURES
The conference will open with a reception on Thursday night at the John Hay
Library and an exhibition of the Sidney Albert Shaw Collection, followed by the
Keynote Address by Anthony Gibbs and a book-signing for his new biography of
Shaw. The reception will provide
substantial hors d'oeuvres, and there will be a cash-bar.
Papers will be presented on Friday and Saturday, probably in double or
triple sessions, with a plenary speaker kicking off the morning and afternoon
sessions. Salomon Ctr..
There will be a trip (optional) to the Tony Award-winning Trinity
Repertory Theatre on Friday night to see their production of Cyrano de Bergerac. The Trinity is within easy walking distance
of the Biltmore Hotel, but shuttle service will be provided for those staying
on campus in dorms or at the
On Saturday night there will be a cash-bar reception and buffet banquet
on Saturday night at the
There will be an ISS business meeting on Sunday morning.
THE SIDNEY ALBERT SHAW COLLECTION
Much of the Sidney Albert
Shaw Collection will be on display during the opening reception on Thursday
night at the John Hay Library. If you'd
like to learn more about this collection, please go to http://www.brown.edu/Facilities/University_Library/exhibits/shaw/about.html. The John Hay Library,
After filling in both sides, please mail the completed registration form
(below), accompanied by credit card information or a check (cheque) in U.S.
dollars made out to
PLEASE NOTE:
1. Registration is not complete until
fee is paid in full. For
security/privacy, DO NOT email credit card information.
2. Registration fees will be refunded
(less a $35 handling charge) if written notice of cancellation is received on
or before May 8, 2006. No refunds can be
made after that date.
3. If you require a visa for travel
to the United States, please contact your local U.S. Embassy or Consulate for
detailed information on the requirements for obtaining a visa. Information is also available at http://usembassy.state.gov/.
The registration fee includes all sessions, a welcome reception,
continental breakfasts at Salomon Ctr. on Friday and Saturday, refreshments,
shuttle service to Trinity Theatre on Friday night, and buffet banquet &
theater performances at the Faculty Club on Saturday night. Add $25 per person for the registration
fee if you late register (after May 1, 2006).
REGISTRATION FORM -- SHAW CONFERENCE
If you wish to print
out the following registration form, please go to www.shawsociety.org/registration-form.htm. The version here is just for
information. Note that a late
registration fee of $25 per person applies if registering after May 1, 2006.
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FEE IN U.S. DOLLARS Add $25 per person if registering after May 1, 2006. |
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Standard Registration Fee |
$195 per person |
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Registration Fee for International Shaw Society Members (You
can join now to get this discount and others.
Go to www.shawsociety.org
and click on "Membership Application") |
$150 per person |
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Family Member or Guest Fee or |
$75 per person |
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Student Registration Fee for non-ISS members (Student ID
Required) |
$100 per person |
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Student Registration Fee for ISS members (You
can join now to get this discount and others.
Go to www.shawsociety.org
and click on "Membership Application") |
$50 per person |
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$50 per room per night per person. No tax. Parking
is extra. Indicate below if you need
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A hotel-style Inn at (two double beds; private bathroom;
continental breakfast). Reservation
will not be made for you. Call 401-863-7500 to make a reservation. 24 rooms. First come, first served. To view the |
$110 per room per night, two people max. No tax. Parking
free. Indicate below if you need a
campus permit to park a car. |
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Pay Hotel |
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Biltmore Hotel in downtown 25 rooms until May 1.
First come, first served. |
$139 per room per night + tax. Conference rate must be asked for. Parking extra. Indicate below if you need a campus permit to park a car. |
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Pay Hotel |
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I
will commute or arrange other accommodation.
Circle # 9 if choosing this option. |
Indicate below if you need a campus permit to park a car. |
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Campus Parking Permit Needed? $7 per day if not staying at The |
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Optional: Ticket
for Trinity Theatre Production of Cyrano
de Bergerac (June 9 at 8:00) |
$35 per ticket |
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REGISTRATION – PAGE TWO
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PAYMENT
INFORMATION:
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enter that on the Amount Paid line below.
Then provide payment information:
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If you wish to print
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ACCOMMODATIONS
Hotels in
As on almost every university campus,
parking is a problem at
And as in almost every urban center,
parking is also a problem in downtown
The
a.) The Airport Van Shuttle to
b.) A taxi ride in can cost $20-$30.
In case you don’t find taxis available, you can call Laural
cab at 401-521-4200,
Walsh cab at 401-943-3636 or Economy cab at 401-941-1122.
Of course you can also fly to Boston’s Logan Airport and take a bus or train from South
Station (bus terminal is adjacent to the station) directly to Providence (allow
an additional 1.5-2.5 hours).
This is a general schedule; to see the detail, please go
to https://shawsociety.org/Detailed-Brown-Schedule-6.htm
THURSDAY, June 8
6:00 pm: Reception (food with cash-bar) & Exhibit at John Hay Library
of Brown's Sidney Albert Shaw Collection, during which Anthony Gibbs will sign
copies of his Shaw biography. Welcoming Speech by Don Wilmeth. Keynote Address by Gibbs at 7:30 (at John
Hay, if 75 or less; elsewhere if over 75--TBA).
FRIDAY, June 9 (Salomon Ctr.)
Continental breakfast provided at Salomon Ctr., starting at 8:30 am, for
those who missed breakfast elsewhere.
9:00 am: Session # 1 Chaired by Don Wilmeth
9:00 am to 10:00: Plenary Speech by Martin Meisel
followed by discussion
10:00 am-11:30: Papers Delivered in 3 different rooms.
Lunch from 11:30 to 1:00 pm.
1:00 pm: Session # 2: Chaired by Don Wilmeth
1:00 pm to 2:00: Plenary Speech by Ann Saddlemyer followed by discussion
2:00 pm to 5:00: Papers delivered in 3 different rooms.
6:00 pm: For those residing at the Inn or student
dorms and who wish to see Cyrano de Bergerac by Trinity Theatre at 8:00
(optional), there will be a shuttle to downtown
SATURDAY, June 10 (Salomon
Ctr.)
Continental Breakfast provided at Salomon Ctr., starting at 8:30 am, for
those who missed
breakfast elsewhere.
9:00
am: Session # 3
Chaired by Don Wilmeth.
9:00 am to10:00: Plenary Speech by Nicholas Grene
followed by discussion.
10:00 to 12:00: Papers delivered in 3 different rooms.
Lunch from noon to 1:00 pm.
1:30 pm: Session # 4 Chaired by Don Wilmeth.
1:00 pm to 2:00: Plenary Speech by Michel Pharand
followed by discussion.
2:00 pm to 5:00: Papers delivered in 3 different rooms.
6:30 pm: Cash-bar reception and
buffet banquet at the Brown Faculty Club, followed by performance of Shaw
scenes by Trinity actors.
SUNDAY, June 11 (Office of
Conference Services; Gregorian Quad?)
10:00 am: Meeting of the ISS.
11:00 am: Conclusion & Farewell by Don Wilmeth
1.
Wide Angle View of
2.
just off the map to the south.
3.
Downtown
The Biltmore Hotel is just above that red star
in the map below.
4.
Conference activities on the Brown Campus will mostly be
just below
goes east over the river through
Trinity
Repertory Theatre are to be found.
5.
The Trinity Repertory Theatre is about where the red star
below is on
First, you need to know how to get to your hotel or other accommodation
on Thursday, hopefully no later than that afternoon. The
If your hotel is the Biltmore or some
other downtown hotel, consult a Providence map at http://travel.yahoo.com/p-map-191502001-map_of_providence_ri-i
or http://search.travel.yahoo.com/bin/search/map?nomaptip=1&yid=&ylat=&ylong=&yname=&yphone=&yaddress=&ycity=&ystate=&yurl=&clat=41.822573810811&clong=-71.41489372973&zoom=9&sid=359316&pop=0&id=&pan_x=&pan_y=&.done=&.title=&cat=none&cat=lodging&lodging_price=-1&dining_price=-1&cat=sightseeing&cat=airport&yp_search=&cat=nightlife&num_result=20
or use your own favorite map website (such as MapQuest.com or maps.google.com,
where you can even get a satellite view).
The Biltmore
is just west of and across from the
After settling into your room, then you need to get to the John Hay
Library, 20 Prospect St., for the reception at 6:00 that night, followed by
Anthony Gibbs' keynote address and book signing at 7:30 (which will be in the
John Hay if there are 75 or less; and somewhere else if more than 75). To locate the John Hay Library and the campus dorms
or the
Friday morning, with the first plenary speaker at 9:00, you need to get
to Salomon Ctr.
(just east of the John Hay Library) where those who missed breakfast can get a
continental breakfast before going in. After plenary speeches starting each morning
and afternoon session, breakout sessions will go on all day in Salomon, with an
hour-and-a-half break for lunch. Thayer
St., the street just east of Salomon, has many restaurants as you go
north. Same routine for the daytime on
Saturday.
On Friday evening, you have the option of attending Cyrano de Bergerac at the Trinity Rep Theatre, and we urge that you
take advantage of the opportunity to see this famous theatre company in action
in their own theatre.
Trinity players will also perform the following night after the
conference banquet at the
Brown University is, by U.S. standards, an ancient place, with an
interesting history that frequently contributes to
A
For information about The Trinity
Repertory Theatre, which is on
QUESTIONS?
Questions about papers and topics should
be directed to R. F. Dietrich, ISS President, by email at dietrich@cas.usf.edu,
or call (813) 920-2986. Questions about
registration and other conference details should be directed to the
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