Performing Emancipation: Medieval and Early Modern Performance in Times of Authoritarianism

We invite papers that examine performances of emancipation and/or performance as emancipation in medieval and early modern performances. How might such performance combat authoritarianism? How can we use performance as an emancipatory tool?

Deadline for submissions: Wednesday, March 25, 2026

H. M. Cushman, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (hcush@email.unc.edu )