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Presentations
& Published WorksEdward
K. Brown IIP.O.
Box 2160, Philadelphia, PA 19103-1060 Home Phone: (215) 880-0863 Email:
edbrown@multifest.com
Website: Multifest.com
Essay Presentations |
| THE
CEREBRAL, VISCERAL AND THE COSMETIC: Austere and Alchemic Stature,Gender
and Body, Toronto, Canada: Semiotic Society of America 23rd Annual Meeting,
October 15-18, 1998. ORAL
HISTORY: Landmarks of a Tour(ist's) Guide, Identity and Socially Constructed
Realities: Identity in Transition, Tampere, Finland: Crossroads in Cultural
Studies--2nd International Conference; June 28 - July 1, 1998. The
Poetics of Art Imitating Life Imitating Art, Modeling Natural Situations,
Louisville, KY: Semiotic Society of America 22nd Annual Meeting, "Creativity;"
October 23-26, 1997. Mainstream
Personal Identity, Marginal Identity Politics and the Fringe, The Politics
of Culture. Utrecht, Netherlands: The 5th Conference of the International
Society for the Study of European Ideas, "Memory, History and Critique: European
Identity at the Millennium;" August 19-24, 1996. Indigenous
Identity: Of What are Art and Life Made? Territoriality and the Structuring
of Cultural Identity. Utrecht, Netherlands: The 5th Conference of the International
Society for the Study of European Ideas, "Memory, History and Critique: European
Identity at the Millennium;" August 19-24, 1996. The
Preservation of Fallibility in the Household and Contemporary Art, Social
Theory and Semiotics. Tampere, Finland: Crossroads in Cultural Studies--An
International Conference; July 1-4, 1996. Living
Within Multimanifestations, European Identity and the Others. Graz,
Austria: The 4th Conference of the International Society for the Study of European
Ideas, "The European Legacy: Toward New Paradigms;" August 22-27, 1994. |
| Published
Works (essays) |
| "The
Poetics of Art Imitating Life Imitating Art," Semiotics
1997. C.W. Spinks and John Deely, eds. New York: Peter Lang, 1998, pp. 206-214.
ISBN 0-8204-4406-5. "Mainstream
Personal Identity, Marginal Identity Politics and the Fringe," Memory,
History and Critique: European Identity at the Millennium. Frank Brinkhuis
and Sascha Talmor, eds. Proceedings of the 6th International ISSEI Conference
at the University for Humanist Studies, Utrecht, The Netherlands, August 1996.
CD-ROM 1998. ISBN 90-73022-11-8. "Indigenous
Identity: Of What are Art and Life Made?" Memory, History and Critique:
European Identity at the Millennium. Frank Brinkhuis and Sascha Talmor, eds.
Proceedings of the 6th International ISSEI Conference at the University for Humanist
Studies, Utrecht, The Netherlands, August 1996. CD-ROM 1998. ISBN 90-73022-11-8. "Living
Within Multimanifestations," The European Legacy: Toward New Paradigms.
Cambridge: MIT Press; Vol. 1, No. 4, July 1996, pp. 1387-1391. ISBN 1084-8770. "Civilizational
Approaches to World-Historical Change," Philosophy of History. Listserv,
February 26, 1996. "Fallibility
in the Household and Contemporary Art," New Arts Program (NAP) Texts:
A New Literary Journal. Kutztown, PA; Vol. 1, No. 2., Spring 1995. "Indigenous
Identity: Of What Are Life and Art Made?" Kollage Magazine. Philadelphia,
Spring/Summer 1994. "Marginal
Identity Politics and Mainstream Personal Identity," Kollage Magazine.
Philadelphia, Spring 1993. "Living
Within Multimanifestations," Kollage Magazine. Philadelphia, Fall
1992. | | Published
Works (reviews and interviews) | |
"How I Became
Homer Jackson," ART
PAPERS. Atlanta, January/February, 1995. "Bob
Nesbit: Kensington Cacophony," New Art Examiner. Chicago, Summer 1994. "Community-Based
Art in Philadelphia," ART PAPERS. Atlanta, May/June 1994. "Feminist
Film/Video: Fourth Annual Local Artists Screening," ART PAPERS. Atlanta,
May/June 1994. "George
Apotsos: Eros," New Art Examiner. Chicago, October 1993. "Michael
Cajero: Death Cart," Assembled and Performed: A Triangular Rotation.
Philadelphia: The Painted Bride Art Center Gallery, October 1993. "Gail
Rothchild: Earth Woman Room." Philadelphia: The Painted Bride Art Center Gallery,
October 1993. "The
Painted Bride Art Center: Soul and Skin," The Painted Word. Philadelphia,
Fall 1993. "Ntozake
Shange: Portrait of a Literary Feminist," Poets & Writers.
New York, May/June 1993. "Laura
Florence: Kachina Series," New Art Examiner. Chicago, March 1993. "Center
City Philadelphia: The Homogenous Zone," Kollage Magazine. Philadelphia,
Winter 1992. | |
Published
Works (poetry) |
| "Beyond
the Physical, Beyond Physique," Kollage
Magazine. Philadelphia, Fall 1994 [Listen
, 2MB]. "On/Off
Obscurity, Pomposity, Humanity and Sex," Kollage Magazine. Philadelphia,
Fall/Winter 1993 [Listen]. "The
Artist: Universal Narcissist, Pluralist Solipsist, Ill-fated Nihilist," Kollage
Magazine. Philadelphia, Summer 1993 [Listen]. "Muse
[sic]," The Painted Word. Philadelphia. Fall 1992 [Listen]. "The
Mark of Max," Peau Sensible (Sensitive Skin). New York, Summer
1992, [Listen: excerpt
| complete]
<explicit>. "At
the LOVE Park," City Paper. Philadelphia, December 15, 1989 [Listen]. |
| Plays--Performances
and Productions | |
Therapy:
A Schizophrenic Nightmare, A Pathetic Monologue, A Comedy--In One Act.
The Performance Zone (The Field). New York: Vineyard's Dimson Theatre;
October 22, 1994 [Listen]
<explicit>. I
Was A Mutant Student (The Lessons I Have Learned). Spirits in the Dark:
Festival of Performance. Philadelphia: The Painted Bride Art
Center; April 28-29, 1994 [Listen]
<explicit>. I
Was A Mutant Student. Rittenhouse Recital Series. Philadelphia:
The Ethical Society; April 27, 1994 [Listen]
<explicit>. I
Was A Mutant Student. 90 Plays in 90 Days (The Field). New York:
UBU Repertory Theatre; January 16, 1994 [Listen]
<explicit>. Therapy.
Temple Playwright's Center and Community Outreach Theatre: Short Plays
Festival. Philadelphia: Temple University (performed by Amani Gathers,
directed by Autumn Johns); June 10-13, 1993
[Listen]
<explicit>. Therapy.
New York: The Nuyorican Poets Cafe, May 5, 1993 [Listen]
<explicit>. Therapy.
New York: The Jack Tilton Gallery, May 9, 1992 [Listen]
<explicit>. Therapy.
Dada Again Festival. Philadelphia: The Painted Bride Art Center; March
6, 1992 [Listen]
<explicit>. Something
Like the Weather. (directed by Ty Collins) Philadelphia: Theater Center Philadelphia;
March 28-April 14, 1990. | |
Highlighted
Readings | |
My Summer--A
Summary. Salon
Showings. New York: Personal Management Strategies (PMS) Group; October
13, 1996. Featured
Reading: The Hellas Reading Series. Philadelphia Barnes & Noble
Bookstore. May 20, 1994. Featured
Reading: Celebrating the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Philadelphia: Philadelphia
Museum of Art; November 3, 1993. Featured
Reading: Nude Wednesday II. Philadelphia: Philadelphia Museum of
Art; September 8, 1993. Heckle
Slam [Listen].
New York: Nuyorican Poets Cafe; July 23, 1993. Featured
Reading: Early Settlers. Philadelphia: Philadelphia Museum of Art;
July 7, 1993. Featured
Reading: Contemporary Art. Philadelphia: Philadelphia Museum of Art;
June 9, 1993. Featured
Reading: Abolitionism: Then and Now, The 1993 Cultural Heritage Series.
Penn State Great Valley; March 12, 1993. Featured
Reading: Nude Wednesday. Philadelphia: Philadelphia Museum of Art;
January 6, 1993. Featured
Reading: Sensitive Skin (Peau Sensible) Benefit. New York:
Thread Waxing Space; September 20, 1992. Poets
Meet Artists on the Highwire. Philadelphia: Highwire Gallery; July 7,
1992. Philadelphia
Poets on Philadelphia Poets. Philadelphia: The Painted Bride Art Center; June
7, 1992. Dot,
Dot, Dot Magazine Benefit. South Street Seven Arts Festival. Philadelphia:
The Book Trader; May 16, 1992. Featured
Reading. New York: La Mama La Galleria; May 8, 1992. Poetry
Slam. New York: Nuyorican Poets Cafe; April 17, 1992. Gala
Gospel Music Festival Benefit for the Mary Jane Home Enrichment Center.
Philadelphia: Movement Theater International, Philadelphia; March 7, 1992. Voice.
Philadelphia: Drexel University Cable; December 4, 1991. Group
Reading. New York: Ken Keleba Gallery; December 1, 1991. Featured
Reading. Barnes & Noble Bookstore; November 7, 1991. Black
Magic Ball, Festival Mythos. Philadelphia: American Poetry Center/University
of the Arts; October 31, 1991. Poetry
Live. New York: Manhattan Cable; October 21 & 28, 1991
[Listen]. Poetry
Slam. New York: Nuyorican Poets Café; September 13, 1991. Poetry
Live. New York: Manhattan Cable; July 15 & 22, 1991 [Listen]. Featured
Reading. New York: Nuyorican Poets Café; May 22, 1991 [Listen]
<explicit>. Up
the Pike: On the Edge of Philadelphia, (co-coordinated with Frances Negron-Muńtaner).
New York: Up Front Muse; April 12, 1991. Other
Voices. New
York (group reading featuring Amy Clampitt); February 2, 1991. Featured
Reading. Philadelphia: Painted Bride Art Center; January 6, 1991
[Listen]. Featured
Reading. New York: The Pyramid, New York.; October 7, 1990. Featured
Reading. Philadelphia: The North Star Bar; April 19, 1990. The
Phoenix Project Reading. Philadelphia: Old First Reformed Church;
December 8, 1989. | | |