Jelinek in the Arena, European Languages and Cultures

Summary: Allyson Fiddler (DELC), Rebecca Braun (DELC) and Karen Juers-Munby (LICA)are planning activities and a conference on the work of Austrian Nobel-Prizing winning author and playwright, Elfriede Jelinek. Timed to coincide with the run-up to the London Olympics, the conference invites papers on questions within three 'spheres' of interest in particular: a) Jelinek's engagement with the theme and discourse of sport in many of her works, as well as the utilisation of sport in the performances of her work; b) performing Jelinek as a mode of translating her written work onto the stage or into the community; c) Jelinek in translation. We also welcome papers where Jelinek might be one of several authors/ playwrights/ cultural theorists considered.

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Website: http://www.lancs.ac.uk/fass/events/jelinek/

Funder: Other

Principal Investigator: Allyson Fiddler

Co-investigators: Rebecca Braun, Karen Juers-Munby (Lancaster Institute for the Contemporary Arts)

Dept/Research Groups: European Languages and Cultures, Lancaster Institute for the Contemporary Arts

Keywords: Acting and performing, Performance, Performance and historical studies, Performance practice, Text and performance, Theatre and performance, Theories of acting and performing, Austria, Comparative literature, Contemporary literature, Literature, Literature and gender, Literature and location, Literature and politics, Political literature, Twentieth-century literature, Sport, Sporting culture, Translation, Transcultural writing, Translating and interpreting

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It is hoped that in addition to the academic papers, the event will also encompass an interactive workshop for postgraduate students on literary translation.

Sporting significance - how does Jelinek's work engage with sport? Jelinek's work shows a clear fascination for popular genres, and sport might be seen to be a primary example of this engagement. How does her treatment of sport reflect what she might have to say about the public as a mass phenomenon or about mass-media interactions with the public? How do questions of gender intersect with Jelinek's reflections on sport and society?

Translating Jelinek - into English or into other languages. What are the pitfalls and the 'solutions'. Are there different issues when translating text for the theatre?

Cultural transfer - does Jelinek work better in French, say, than in English? Do her themes adapt better to a continental public? Do they come across in Belgium or Poland, in the U.S. or in Australia?

Celebrating Jelinek - how has Jelinek's reputation and cultural standing 'translated' beyond Austria and Germany? What is the state of play regarding foreign-language publications of her work? How is Jelinek's work valued abroad and what are the processes involved in engendering this value?Playing Jelinek - what foreign or foreign-language productions of Jelinek have succeeded, either as productions or as attempts to distil and translate something of Jelinek's performative power? What insights do other theatrical traditions bring to bear when contemplating Jelinek?

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Jelinek in the arena: sport, cultural understanding and translation to page and stage

This will be the first dedicated conference on Elfriede Jelinek in the UK. The organisers also hope to host a workshop on literary translation for pos ... Read more»

Allyson Fiddler will give a short introduction to the 'Piano Teacher' material before a screening of Haneke's 2001 film of that name. The Piano Teac ... Read more»

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Research Menu Introduction Staff Research Interests Research Affiliations Publications SEARCH using keywords/tags or full text search.	Jelinek in the Arena «Back Summary: Allyson Fiddler (DELC), Rebecca Braun (DELC) and Karen Juers-Munby (LICA)are planning activities and a conference on the work of Austrian Nobel-Prizing winning author and playwright, Elfriede Jelinek. Timed to coincide with the run-up to the London Olympics, the conference invites papers on questions within three 'spheres' of interest in particular: a) Jelinek's engagement with the theme and discourse of sport in many of her works, as well as the utilisation of sport in the performances of her work; b) performing Jelinek as a mode of translating her written work onto the stage or into the community; c) Jelinek in translation. We also welcome papers where Jelinek might be one of several authors/ playwrights/ cultural theorists considered. Key Facts Website: http://www.lancs.ac.uk/fass/events/jelinek/ Funder: Other Principal Investigator: Allyson Fiddler Co-investigators: Rebecca Braun, Karen Juers-Munby (Lancaster Institute for the Contemporary Arts) Dept/Research Groups: European Languages and Cultures, Lancaster Institute for the Contemporary Arts Keywords: Acting and performing, Performance, Performance and historical studies, Performance practice, Text and performance, Theatre and performance, Theories of acting and performing, Austria, Comparative literature, Contemporary literature, Literature, Literature and gender, Literature and location, Literature and politics, Political literature, Twentieth-century literature, Sport, Sporting culture, Translation, Transcultural writing, Translating and interpreting Project Description The conference will take place at Lancaster University from 11-13 July 2012. It is hoped that in addition to the academic papers, the event will also encompass an interactive workshop for postgraduate students on literary translation. The research questions we are inviting participants to consider include: Sporting significance - how does Jelinek's work engage with sport? Jelinek's work shows a clear fascination for popular genres, and sport might be seen to be a primary example of this engagement. How does her treatment of sport reflect what she might have to say about the public as a mass phenomenon or about mass-media interactions with the public? How do questions of gender intersect with Jelinek's reflections on sport and society? Translating Jelinek - into English or into other languages. What are the pitfalls and the 'solutions'. Are there different issues when translating text for the theatre? Cultural transfer - does Jelinek work better in French, say, than in English? Do her themes adapt better to a continental public? Do they come across in Belgium or Poland, in the U.S. or in Australia? Celebrating Jelinek - how has Jelinek's reputation and cultural standing 'translated' beyond Austria and Germany? What is the state of play regarding foreign-language publications of her work? How is Jelinek's work valued abroad and what are the processes involved in engendering this value?Playing Jelinek - what foreign or foreign-language productions of Jelinek have succeeded, either as productions or as attempts to distil and translate something of Jelinek's performative power? What insights do other theatrical traditions bring to bear when contemplating Jelinek? Project Funder Other The Austrian Cultural Forum, London http://www.acflondon.org/ Associated Events Jelinek in the arena: sport, cultural understanding and translation to page and stage Date: 11 July 2012-13 July 2012 Time: This will be the first dedicated conference on Elfriede Jelinek in the UK. The organisers also hope to host a workshop on literary translation for pos ... Read more» Haneke's 'The Piano Teacher'; screening and intro Date: 11 June 2012 Time: 8.20 pm Allyson Fiddler will give a short introduction to the 'Piano Teacher' material before a screening of Haneke's 2001 film of that name. The Piano Teac ... Read more»	Research Activities Database Search our research activities database for: Current Research Activities Research Archive Search by keyword: European Languages & Cultures ONLY ALL depts in Faculty Arts and Social Sciences Post-Doctoral Funding Yves Hervouet Research Fund for Anglo-French Relations
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