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 ==The society==
-Founded at the suggestion of Stellenbosch professor [[Temple Hauptfleisch]], who was serving on the board of the [[International Federation for Theatre Research]] at the time, and hoped to achieve affiliation with the [[IFTR]] for South African researchers through such a local association.  Simply put, the newly founded association's aim was to support and promote theatre studies in the country and to this end organized annual conferences on drama, theatre and other performance forms, hosted by the various Universities in the country.
+Founded at the suggestion of Stellenbosch professor [[Temple Hauptfleisch]], who was serving on the board of the [[International Federation for Theatre Research]] at the time and hoped to achieve affiliation with the [[IFTR]] and the international body of researchers for South African researchers through such a local association.  Simply put, the newly founded association's aim was to support and promote theatre studies in the country and to this end organized annual conferences on drama, theatre and other performance forms, hosted by the various Universities in the country.
 It was for most of its existence not actually a formally constituted association of paid members, but rather a more loosely structured concept, administered by the [[Centre for Theatre and Performance Studies]] at the [[University of Stellenbosch]] in association with colleagues at other institutions, with conferences being organized by the relevant host university drama department in each case.

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 ==The society==
-Founded at the suggestion of Stellenbosch professor [[Temple Hauptfleisch]], who was serving on the board of the [[International Federation for Theatre Reasearch]] at the time, and hoped to achieve affiliation with the [[IFTR]] for South African researchers through such a local association.  Simply put, the newly founded association's aim was to support and promote theatre studies in the country and to this end organized annual conferences on drama, theatre and other performance forms, hosted by the various Universities in the country.
+Founded at the suggestion of Stellenbosch professor [[Temple Hauptfleisch]], who was serving on the board of the [[International Federation for Theatre Research]] at the time, and hoped to achieve affiliation with the [[IFTR]] for South African researchers through such a local association.  Simply put, the newly founded association's aim was to support and promote theatre studies in the country and to this end organized annual conferences on drama, theatre and other performance forms, hosted by the various Universities in the country.
 It was for most of its existence not actually a formally constituted association of paid members, but rather a more loosely structured concept, administered by the [[Centre for Theatre and Performance Studies]] at the [[University of Stellenbosch]] in association with colleagues at other institutions, with conferences being organized by the relevant host university drama department in each case.

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 ==The society==
-Founded at the suggestion of Stellenbosch professor [[Temple Hauptfleisch]], who was chosen as first chairman at an inaugural meeting in [[Stellenbosch]] in 1999. Its aim was to support and promote theatre studies in the country and to this end organized annual conferences on drama, theatre and other performance forms, hosted by the various Universities in the country.
+Founded at the suggestion of Stellenbosch professor [[Temple Hauptfleisch]], who was serving on the board of the [[International Federation for Theatre Reasearch]] at the time, and hoped to achieve affiliation with the [[IFTR]] for South African researchers through such a local association.  Simply put, the newly founded association's aim was to support and promote theatre studies in the country and to this end organized annual conferences on drama, theatre and other performance forms, hosted by the various Universities in the country.
-It was for most of its existence not actually a formally constituted association of paid members, but rather a more loosely structured concept, administered by the [[Centre for Theatre and Performance Studies]], at the [[University of Stellenbosch]], with conferences organized by the relevant host university drama department in each case.
+It was for most of its existence not actually a formally constituted association of paid members, but rather a more loosely structured concept, administered by the [[Centre for Theatre and Performance Studies]] at the [[University of Stellenbosch]] in association with colleagues at other institutions, with conferences being organized by the relevant host university drama department in each case.
-The society held a few conferences over the period of its active existence, inter alia in Stellenbosch, University of Natal (Durban) and Pretoria, but appears to have ceased to exist after 2002.
+The society held a few conferences over the period of its active existence, ''inter alia'' hosted by the [[University of Stellenbosch]], the [[University of Natal]] (Durban) and the [[University of Pretoria]], but appears to have ceased to exist after 2002/2003.
 == Sources ==

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 Founded at the suggestion of Stellenbosch professor [[Temple Hauptfleisch]], who was chosen as first chairman at an inaugural meeting in [[Stellenbosch]] in 1999. Its aim was to support and promote theatre studies in the country and to this end organized annual conferences on drama, theatre and other performance forms, hosted by the various Universities in the country.
-It was for most of its existence not actually a formally constituted association of paid members, but rather a more loosely structured concept, administered by the [[Centre for Theatre and Performance studies]], at the [[University of Stellenbosch]], with conferences organized by the relevant host university drama department in each case.
+It was for most of its existence not actually a formally constituted association of paid members, but rather a more loosely structured concept, administered by the [[Centre for Theatre and Performance Studies]], at the [[University of Stellenbosch]], with conferences organized by the relevant host university drama department in each case.
 The society held a few conferences over the period of its active existence, inter alia in Stellenbosch, University of Natal (Durban) and Pretoria, but appears to have ceased to exist after 2002.

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 Founded at the suggestion of Stellenbosch professor [[Temple Hauptfleisch]], who was chosen as first chairman at an inaugural meeting in [[Stellenbosch]] in 1999. Its aim was to support and promote theatre studies in the country and to this end organized annual conferences on drama, theatre and other performance forms, hosted by the various Universities in the country.
-It was for most of its existence not actually a formally constituted association of paid members, but rather a more loosely structured concept, administered by the [[Centre for Theatre and Performance studies]], at the [[University of Stellenbosch]], with conferences organised by the host university drama department in each case.
+It was for most of its existence not actually a formally constituted association of paid members, but rather a more loosely structured concept, administered by the [[Centre for Theatre and Performance studies]], at the [[University of Stellenbosch]], with conferences organized by the relevant host university drama department in each case.
+The society held a few conferences over the period of its active existence, inter alia in Stellenbosch, University of Natal (Durban) and Pretoria, but appears to have ceased to exist after 2002.
 == Sources ==

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 == Sources ==
-[[Temple Hauptfleisch]] and Miemie Neethling]] 2011. "[[SASTR]] and South African Theatre Research", ''[[South African Theatre Journal]]'', 15(1), p. 7[https://doi.org/10.1080/10137548.2000.9687718]
+[[Temple Hauptfleisch]] and [[Miemie Neethling]] 2011. "[[SASTR]] and South African Theatre Research", ''[[South African Theatre Journal]]'', 15(1), p. 7[https://doi.org/10.1080/10137548.2000.9687718]
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