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Puppetry Arts back to the basics – the dialogue between tradition and modernity

(I) Histories that shaped us. Rediscovering Puppetry Traditions

Dear collaborators,

The editorial board of CONCEPT academic journal and UNATC’s Research Development and Innovation Department invites you to submit research works, such as original articles and scientific essays, for the dossier Puppetry Arts back to the basics – the dialogue between tradition and modernity. (I) Histories that shaped us. Rediscovering Puppetry Arts Traditions. We invite researchers, art and theatre historians, theatre creators and academics to share their research and experiences regarding puppetry traditions around the world, with an emphasis on the introduction and contextualization of puppetry traditions for the uninitiated contemporary audiences and readers. 

Suggested topics that can inspire you in organizing the material are:

  • Puppeteers’ relationship with the object in popular puppetry traditions. How the relation between the animate and the inanimate evolved and differs between traditions; 
  • The dramaturgy for puppets. Subjects, characters and themes in puppetry traditions around the world. Classical playwrights for the puppet stage; 
  • Scenography in the puppet theatre and puppet building. Means of construction and the visual language of traditional-popular puppets and puppet spaces (e.g. the castelet);
  • Lesser-known histories. Different forms of puppetry traditions that developed, thrived or disappeared in the shadow of established popular puppetry traditions;
  • Puppets as a phenomenon without borders. In what ways historical popular puppetry traditions influenced the rise and development of other nations popular puppetry traditions? (e.g. the relationship between the Turkish Karagöz and the Greek Karagiozis);  
  • Puppetry and community. The social aspects of puppetry traditions and popular puppetry as community theatre; 
  • Puppetry archeology. How do we retrace the ephemeral? Retracing the details of puppetry traditions from archives and living memory; 
  • Safeguarding for the future. Endeavors that follow to archive or promote the survival of popular puppetry traditions;
  • Modern perspectives and interpretations of popular puppetry traditions around the world. A critical perspective, what we keep and what we distance from. 

GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR AUTHORS 
Abstract 


150-200 words in English
Keywords 5-8 words (phrases) in English 
Article 3500 – 7000 words 
Accepted languages ENGLISH, FRENCH, SPANISH
Citation and reference style HARVARD (https://www.mendeley.com/guides/harvard-citation-guide) 
Article structure Introduction (objectives, hypothesis); Research Methods; Results; Conclusions; Bibliography (References, Online References, Filmography, Performance References). 
Illustrations Around 3-6: photographs, drawings, diagrams, charts – with explanations included in the Word documents and separately as a .jpg file. 
Autor(s) biography maximum 200 words 
Email octavian.szalad@unatc.ro

CONCEPT academic journal also publishes book reviews (1500-2000 words) and interviews with personalities from the related fields of Theater and Performing Arts, Cinema and Media, some of them established, others on the rise.

We accept articles that have not been published in other scientific journals. 

CONCEPT is a biannual open access academic publication, edited by the I.L. Caragiale National University of Theater and Film, which has been published since 2010. CONCEPT uses a double-blind peer-reviewsystem, is classified C by the Romanian National Council for Scientific Research, and is indexed in several international databases: CEEOL, SCIPIO, EBSCO.

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Revista Concept este o revistă academică bianuală, open access, publicată de Universitatea Națională de Artă Teatrală și Cinematografică „I.L. Caragiale” București, din anul 2010. Concept folosește sistemul double-blind peer-review și este clasificată CNCS în categoria C, și indexată CEEOL, SCIPIO și EBSCO.


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