Staging the Undead

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Medieval and Renaissance Drama Society (MRDS)

Organizer Name

Cameron Hunt McNabb

Organizer Affiliation

Southeastern Univ.

Presider Name

Cameron Hunt McNabb

Paper Title 1

When the End Is Only the Beginning: Justice for the Undead on the Global Medieval Stage

Presenter 1 Name

Jesse Njus

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Univ. of Pittsburgh

Paper Title 2

And Jesus Wept (or at Least He Pretended to) in N-Town's "Raising of Lazarus"

Presenter 2 Name

Mary Hayes

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Univ. of Mississippi

Paper Title 3

Waking Dreams, Walking Statues, and Posthuman Affect in The Winter's Tale

Presenter 3 Name

Jasmine Lellock

Presenter 3 Affiliation

Newton South High School

Start Date

12-5-2017 10:00 AM

Session Location

Schneider 1280

Description

The undead and the resurrected are popular and powerful figures on the medieval and early modern stage. This session of papers includes a variety of approaches to and models of staging the undead in order to survey and explore this feature of early drama.

Frank M. Napolitano