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In Europe, around 1900, the hysteric was a well-studied object in arts and sciences; and re-appeared, a hundred years later, prominently in contemporary public discourse––especially in the United States––, where people in protest are continuously labeled as “(mass) hysterical”. The hysteric in these current narratives references strikingly established representations of the hysteric as (public) performer that extend well beyond the European studies of the nineteenth century. The aim of this conference is to show the ways in which a historical European phenomenon enjoys an active legacy in the United States one hundred years later and, in turn, resonates around the world.

This conference presents scholarship and practice-based research in relation to hysteria and performance from different disciplines and backgrounds and therefore brings together a diverse group of scholars and artists.

Keynote speaker: Elaine Showalter (Emeritus Professor of English, Princeton University)

Cost : Free and open to the public. RSVP required at above link.

Sponsor(s): Center for European and Russian Studies, English, Department of African American Studies, Germanic Languages, French and Francophone Studies, Department of Theater, UCLA Center for the Study of Women, World Arts & Cultures/Dance, UCLA Center for Performance Studies