PERFORMING THE ARCHIVE

A one-day conference that will bring together scholars, artists and cultural institutions to explore the practical and conceptual challenges posed by 'live' practices and embodied repertoires to conventional understandings of the archive and archival practice.

Invited participants include George Lewis, Tavia Nyong’o, Jean Howard, Elin Diamond, Diamela Eltit, Anna Deveare Smith, Lois Weaver (Split Britches), Reverend Billy, Ozzie Rodriguez (La MaMa E.T.C.), Mary Marshall Clark, Marvin Taylor

Keynote Address:

Animating the Archive and Re-imagining Scholarship

Tara McPherson (University of Southern California)

Friday, December 5th, 2008

10:00 am – 5:00 pm

New York University

20 Cooper Square

5th Floor Conference Room