My chapter on Theaster Gates, “Temple-Swapping in The City: The Spatial Imaginary and Performances of Place-Making in the Work of Theaster Gates,” is part of Makeshift Chicago Stages, coming out this summer from Northwestern. The editors and contributors of this book have been presenting together for almost a decade at various academic conferences. It is a joy to see the fruits of our labors in print! You can purchase the book here.
Essay "Radical Civic Dramaturgy" Featured on LMDA's Web Site
Head over to LMDA’s Dramaturging the Phoenix page to read my essay contribution, “Radical Civic Dramaturgy,” without the paywall this week!
Headed to the Mellon School at Harvard!
I’m excited to share that I will be attending the Mellon School for Theatre and Performance Research at Harvard University summer session this June 24-July 6. I look forward to sharing the experience with you!
Summer Institute Work Featured on UMD's Web Site
Full story on UMD’s web site.
Awarded the ATDS Graduate Student Travel Award at ATHE 2016
I was honored to receive the ATDS Graduate Student Travel Award at ATHE this summer for my paper “Toward a Civic Dramaturgy: Performances of Urban Planning in Chicago from Daniel Burnham to Theaster Gates.”
