The Postgraduate Committee is represented by Rachel Clements, Virginia Elgar and Michael Pearce who may be contacted by email:
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TaPRA Conference 2010: Postgraduate Bursaries - Deadline 1 June
TaPRA is offering ten postgraduate bursaries for the 2010 TaPRA conference in Glamorgan. The bursaries cover the conference fee and a year's membership, but not accommodation. Applicants must belong to a TaPRA Working Group, and have had a paper accepted for this year's conference. Priority will be given to students in the final two years of their PhD, and those who have not received a previous TaPRA bursary.
Applications should include:
1. A Curriculum Vitae
2. A case for subvention (200 words)
3. Abstract for proposed paper (250 words)
4. Statement of support from supervisor or other appropriate member of HEI (e.g. Postgraduate Officer). This should be brief but indicate significance of contribution to TaPRA for student.
Applications should be sent to Professor Viv Gardner either by email (
Professor Viv Gardner
Drama
School of Arts, Histories & Cultures
Martin Harris Centre for Music & Drama
University of Manchester
Manchester M13 2PA
Applications must arrive by 1 June 2010. Successful applicants will be informed by 8 June 2010. Applicants are advised that they should not pay their conference fee and subscription until they have heard the result of the competition. TaPRA will pay the bursary directly to the host university.
Postgraduate Essay Competition 2010
We are delighted to report that the winners of the 2010 Postgraduate Essay prize are:
FIRST PRIZE: Marcus Cheng ChyeTan
'“Every Situation Has Its Rhythm”: Acoustic Mimesis and Sonic Exoticism in Tambours Sur La Digue'RUNNER UP: Aoife McGrath
'Choreographing the Unanticipated: Death, Hope and Verticality in Fabulous Beast Dance Theatre’s Giselle and The Rite of Spring'
Both are studying at Trinity College, Dublin. Their prizes will be presented at the 2010 TaPRA conference in Cardiff. Congratulations to them both from all TaPRA members.
Postgraduate Essay Competition: Previous Winners
2009
FIRST PRIZE: Theron Schmidt (Queen Mary, University of London): ‘Unsettling Representation’
RUNNER UP: Ryan Hartigan (Brown University): 'Affective Temporalities: The Haka, Rugby, and Aotearoa-New Zealand in the UK'
2008
FIRST PRIZE: Natalia Theodoridou (Royal Holloway, University of London): ‘Hysteria and Trance: Shared Ground’
RUNNER UP: Catherine Curtin (Trinity College, Dublin): ‘Recovering the Body and Expanding the Boundaries of Self in Hijikata Tatsumi’s Butoh’
The prize for the winner is £100 worth of books from Palgrave and MUP, a year's free membership of TaPRA, as well as publication of the essay in Contemporary Theatre Review.
Jury
Professors Paul Allain (University of Kent, UK), David Bradby (Royal Holloway, UK), Marvin Carlson (CUNY, USA), Joanne Tompkins (University of Queensland, Australia).
With the generous support of:
Jury
Professors Paul Allain (University of Kent, UK), David Bradby (Royal Holloway, UK), Marvin Carlson (CUNY, USA), Joanne Tompkins (University of Queensland, Australia).
Platform
Platform is a postgraduate e-Journal of Theatre and Performing Arts, seeks proposals for articles. To read more, follow the link: www.rhul.ac.uk/drama/platform
