PANEL NO. 8: Performers and Performance

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Friday, Nov. 20, 2020
12:30 PM – 1:15 PM EST
Moderator: Tami Williams (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)


Veronica Johnson (National University of Ireland, Galway) – The Craft of Irish Acting: The Abbey Theatre and The Film Company of Ireland

Doron Galili (Stockholm University) – The Craft of Silent Film Acting: Classical Traditions and Modern Innovations

Elyse Singer (The Graduate Center, City University of New York) – Methodologies for Madness: Instructions for Emotional Expression in Early Motion Picture Acting Manuals

Özde Çeliktemel-Thomen (Middle East Technical University) – Women on Screen: Early Ottoman/Turkish Films Featuring Muslim Women

Maggie Hennefeld (University of Minnesota) – Hysterical Neurologists, Clownist Convalescents, and Early Cinema’s Visual Cure