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Theatralia
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Theatralia, ‘the Revue of Contemporary Thought on Theatre Culture’ (ISSN 1803-845X), is peer-reviewed scholarly journal issued by the Department of Theatre Studies, Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University in Brno, registered in the list of peer-reviewed scholarly journals by the Ministry of Culture under the no E 18717.
The current journal follows on the previous almanac Sborník prací Filozofické fakulty brněnské univerzity (SPFFBU), published by the Faculty of Arts from 1998 to 2001. The journal fell into the SPFFBU series Q: Theatralia et Cinematographica (ISSN 1212-3358) until 2001, when it got split into two – one dealing with film and the other with theatre. From 2009, the graphic layout of the journal underwent a series of improvements to meet new requirements applied to modern scholarly publications.
The journal is published twice a year, regularly altering the Czech and English edition. Each issue focuses on a particular topic from history or theory of theatre in the section called ‘Yorick’, which constitutes the major thematic focus of the journal. The ‘Yorick’ section can become, if needed, the only section included in the issue. Articles on different subjects are grouped in section called ‘Spektrum’. Both of these sections are subject to a peer reviewing process.
The aim of the journal is to map theatre in its varied language and generic forms regardless of time and territory by means of publishing scholarly articles, reviews and archival materials of all kinds. Besides the already mentioned ‘Yorick’ (thematic articles) and ‘Spektrum’ (varia), other regular sections include ‘Depeše’ (Despatches; reports from various events connected to theatre and/or drama, especially conferences), ‘Orientace’ (Orientation; critical reviews of recently published volumes on theatre and/or drama), ‘Yoriczek’ (Small Yorick; abbreviated versions of successful BA and MA theses), ‘Archiv’ (Archive; unpublished archival materials, often accompanied by a study summarizing the aims and achievements of the research), and ‘Host’ (Guest). Included from the issue 2015/1, the guest section presents interviews with renowned theatre scholars, theoreticians, and university teachers both from theCzechRepublicand abroad. The focus on Czech personalities is, besides other reasons, driven by the awareness of ephemerality and elusiveness of all human achievements, especially those connected with theatre; if nothing else, they can be captured and recorded by means of oral history.
The editorial board reserves the right to change the issue structure in order to fulfil immediate special requirements and practical needs. For example, the concentration on a specific topic of scholarly interest can result in excluding one or several sections (most commonly the ‘Spektrum’) to give more room to the ‘Yorick’ section.
Although the journal is published byMasarykUniversity, it is open to contributions from all Czech, as well as foreign departments, the only prerequisite for publication being scholarly qualities of the given article.
Editorial board
Chair of Editorial Board:
Šárka Havlíčková Kysová (Masaryk University, Brno)
Members of Editorial Board:
Veronika Ambros (University of Toronto)
Zuzana Bakošová-Hlavenková (Academy of Performing Arts in Bratislava)
Pavel Drábek (University of Hull)
Jan Hančil (Theatre Faculty of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague)
Radka Kunderová (Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts, Brno)
Taťjana Lazorčáková (Palacký University, Olomouc)
Miroslav Plešák (Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts, Brno)
Herta Schmidt (Munich)
Barbora Schnelle (Berlin)
Eva Stehlíková (Masaryk University, Brno)
Jiří Štefanides (Palacký University, Olomouc)
Jarmila Veltrusky (Paris)
Libor Vodička (Masaryk University, Brno)
Executive Editor:
Eliška Poláčková (Masaryk University, Brno)
Iva Mikulová (Masaryk University, Brno)
Journal reviews:
Puchner, Walter. Theatralia/Yorick 2012/1 (review). Parabasis 12 (2014): 1: 123‒125.
Submissions
Offers and requirements
Theatralia journal invites manuscripts on a variety of topics related to theatre, drama, dance and the performing arts in the following sections: Yorick, Spectrum, Events and Reviews. The articles in Yorick and Spectrum sections are subject to a thorough review reporting process (see below).
They accept manuscripts in Czech, English and German. Please, submit your papers via the electronic form on the journal’s website. Get a user account (click Register in the top left corner of the page) and follow the instructions. In case of any inconvenience, contact the Executive Editor.
In Yorick section, they publish articles pertaining to the main topic of the given issue (see below). Authors should develop a consistent, informed and grounded argument with regard to the current research, shaped by their individual findings, opinions and perspectives.
Preferred articles are typically 30,000–45,000 characters in length (including spaces). They should contain works cited, summary (600–700 characters), key words and personal profile of the author (300 characters; scholarly interests, present and past affiliations, e-mail address). Please follow the formal requirements for the manuscripts and submit in time (see below).
In Spectrum section, they publish articles unconnected to the main topic of the given issue.
Authors should develop a consistent, informed and grounded argument with regard to the current research, shaped by their individual findings, opinions and perspectives.
Preferred articles are typically 30,000–45,000 characters in length (including spaces). They should contain works cited, summary (600–700 characters), key words and personal profile of the author (300 characters; scholarly interests, present and past affiliations, e-mail address). Please follow the formal requirements for the manuscripts and submit in time (see below).
In Events section, they publish accounts of various events of importance pertaining to theatre, drama, dance and the performing arts, such as exhibitions, conferences, study visits, etc.
Preferred articles are typically 7,000 characters in length (including spaces). They should contain detail information on the event, such as full title, date, place, organizing institution, etc. Please follow the formal requirements for the manuscripts and submit in time (see below).
In Reviews section, they publish book reviews of recent issues pertaining to theatre, drama, dance and the performing arts including interdisciplinary works from the bordering disciplines of music, translatology, narratology, visual arts, anthropology, etc.
Preferred articles are typically 9,000 characters in length (including spaces). They should contain complete information on the book in question; i.e. creator(s), title, publisher, place of publication, year of publication. Please follow the formal requirements for the manuscripts and submit in time (see below).
Formal requirements
Please follow these requirements:
- Please send via e-mail as Word files.
- Please follow Theatralia Citation Style (PDF).
- Please follow Theatralia Citation Style (PDF); see (PDF) for reference to archival materials.
- Please, attach charts and diagrams as PDF file.
- Please, attach pictures separately in print quality, with clear legend and position of the picture in the article.
They retain the right to make language corrections and formal modifications to all texts. All changes are subject to the author's approval during proof-reading.
Review reporting process
Each paper submitted to the editorial office is subsequently sent to two reviewers. The peer review procedure is double-blind and consists of two parts: a personalised assessment intended for the editorial office (regarding the authenticity and quality of the paper) and anonymous comments addressed to the author of the paper (evaluated are the argumentative structure of the paper, its linguistic aspect, accuracy of the abstract and key words, bibliography, the quality and relevance of pictorial documentation a. o.).
The author is immediately informed about the outcome of the process and asked to revise his/her manuscript in response to the suggestions of the peer reviewers. If the reviewers do not recommend to accept the paper, it is rejected from further evaluation. The final decision on publication always lies with the Chief Editor of the journal. No financial compensation for publication in this journal is available.
Contacts
Masaryk University
Faculty of Arts
Department of Theatre Studies
Arna Nováka 1
602 00 Brno
Czech Republic
Website: www.phil.muni.cz/journals/index.php/theatralia
E-mail: theatralia@seznam.cz
Department Offices: Jitka Kapinusová, (+420) 549 494 528
Editor-in-Chief: Šárka Havlíčková Kysová (sarka.havlicek@centrum.cz)
Executive Editor: Iva Mikulová (ivi.mikuli@gmail.com)
Direct link to the journal's webpage
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