CFP: PLAYING ROBIN HOOD: THEATRICALITY IN THE ROBIN HOOD TRADITION, IARHS Sponsored Session, 57th ICMS, Kalamazoo, 9-14 May 2022, FULLY VIRTUAL

 

PLAYING ROBIN HOOD: THEATRICALITY IN THE ROBIN HOOD TRADITION

 

This session is sponsored by the International Association for Robin Hood Studies.

 

From its inception, the Robin Hood tradition has incorporated aspects of the theatrical, including: early plays about Robin Hood performed at May games, Whitsun ales, and Robin Hood Revels; Early Modern drama about the outlaw; 18th-19th-century sung broadside ballads, Christmas plays, and operas; modern dramatic pieces; staged depictions of the outlaw in 19th-20th-century operas, pantomimes, burlesques; even 20th-21st-century films (watched in theaters) that employ elements of music and stagecraft. This session seeks 3-4 papers that explore any aspect(s) of how the theatrical has been employed to deliver the Robin Hood tradition to audiences.

 

The abstract should be 250 words. Indicate whether there will be supporting visuals.

 

Please send the abstract for your proposed paper by 1st September 2021 to

 

Lorraine K. Stock

University of Houston

lstock@uh.edu

Vol. 3 of The Bulletin (Special Issue): Published!

The IARHS is pleased to announce the publication of Volume 3 of The Bulletin of the International Association for Robin Hood Studies, a special issue focusing on the 2018 Robin Hood film directed by Otto Bathurst, featuring articles by Sabin Rahman and Lauryn Mayer, and a review essay by Sadie Hash:
https://openjournals.bsu.edu/biarhs/issue/view/308



The editors welcome submissions to future issue of the journal, we accept all topics related to the Robin Hood tradition. Authors who would like to have their essays considered for publication should email the document in an MS Word file to both editors: Alexander L. Kaufman (alkaufman@bsu.edu) and Valerie B. Johnson (vjohnso6@montevallo.edu).

CFP: IARHS-Sponsored Session, 57th Virtual ICMS, 9-14 May 2022, "Neomedivalist Images and the Robin Hood Tradition"

57th International Congress on Medieval Studies at Kalamazoowill take place FULLY VIRTUALLY from 9^th May to 14^th May 2022.

The session title is:

NEOMEDIEVALIST IMAGES AND THE ROBIN HOOD TRADITION

This is a session sponsored by the International Association for Robin Hood Studies.

Neomedievalism is understood as ideas or concepts that are detached from the historical Middle Ages, but are nonetheless seen as of medieval origin. The Robin Hood tradition has long inspired neomedievalist imagery: for example, the idea that medieval outlaws protected women and children. Such images are not confirmed by history or the literary Robin Hood texts. Neomedievalist ideas inspired by the Robin Hood tradition can be found in film, children’s literature, and other media. We seek paper proposals that address the question of how the medieval is reworked in such imagery and images.

The abstract should be in 250 words.

Please send the abstract for your paper proposal by 1^st September 2021 at: annaczarnowus@tlen.pl

CFP: IARHS-Sponsored Session “The Material Relevance of Robin Hood, ca. 1500-1900” Leeds IMC 2022

 

“The Material Relevance of Robin Hood, ca. 1500-1900”, Leeds IMC, 4-7 July 2022.

This session examines (re)presentations of Robin Hood in the past, from the Middle Ages to the nineteenth century.  It centres on the way in which creators of Robin Hood in image, performance, and story sought to make their subject relevant to their own contemporary audiences, and the nature of the relevance they presented.  It also asks why these authors/creators used the Robin Hood persona/image rather than any other legendary, mythological, literary, or cultural icons from amongst a wide variety of other options that were available to available to them. Did he ever move from the marginal to the mainstream?

Papers are sought, of no longer than 20 minutes’ duration, on the above theme in relation to any period from the Middle Ages to the end of the nineteenth century, inclusive. 

Please send a working title and an abstract of 100 words to Dr Lesley Coote by email at l.a.coote@associate.hull.ac.uk or coote081@gmail.com  by  20^th September 2020.

CFP: IARHS-Sponsored Session, “Boundary-Breaking in the Theatrical Robin Hood Tradition,” IMC Leeds, July 4-7, 2022

 

CFP: IARHS-Sponsored Session, “Boundary-Breaking in the Theatrical Robin Hood Tradition,” IMC Leeds, July 4-7, 2022

The Robin Hood tradition has a history of performance and theatricality. In addition to the medieval ballads, Robin Hood stories were conveyed using elements of theatricality, including early plays performed at May games, Whitsun ales, and revels; Early Modern stage drama; 18^th- and 19^th-century sung broadside ballads, Christmas plays, and operas; modern dramatic pieces; staged depictions of the outlaw in 19^th and 20^th-century operas, pantomimes, burlesques; and film. Theatricality, broadly construed, employs elements of music, stagecraft, or scripting.  This session seeks papers that explore any aspect(s) of how theatricality has broken boundaries to deliver the Robin Hood tradition to audiences. Send electronic abstracts of 250 words to Lorraine Kochanske Stock, lstock@uh.edu, by September 1, 2021.

CFP: IARHS Sponsored Roundtable Session, SEMA, Spartanburg, SC, Nov. 11-13, 2021

 

CALL FOR PAPERS

"Robin Hood Games – Past and Present:  A Roundtable"

Sponsored by the International Association for Robin Hood Studies (IARHS)

Southeastern Medieval Association (SEMA) 2021:  In-Person Conference, No Remote Presentations

Spartanburg, South Carolina

November 11-13

Hosted by Wofford College

 

Games have long featured in the Robin Hood tradition: some early plays appear to end in dancing and interactive fight-games; shooting competitions feature in early ballads like The Lytell Gest of Robyn Hode; the outlaws consistently play “truth or consequences” with their victims. The archery tournament, drawn from the Gest and popularized by Walter Scott in Ivanhoe (1818), is key to numerous novels, plays, comics, and films. The outlaw appears in board and card games, video games, and slot machines. The thrill of “playing” Robin Hood also spans time, place, and social status: from troubadours to King Henry VIII to re-enactments to modern cosplay and theme parks, audiences have long enjoyed immersive storytelling and the experience of “being” Robin Hood, as well.

The International Association for Robin Hood Studies (IARHS) seeks proposals for short papers or presentations, suitable for a round table discussion, on any aspect of Robin Hood games and/or gaming. The session will be held during the 2021 Southeastern Medieval Association conference (in-person; no remote presentations) at Wofford College, Spartanburg, SC (Nov. 11-13). Please send a 150- to 250-word abstract or proposal, with any technology requests, to Sherron Lux at sherron_lux@yahoo.com by 12 noon (Central US Time) June 20, 2021.