Geraldine Mary Harris (born 1957
) is Professor of
Theatre Studies
Theatre studies (sometimes referred to as theatrology or dramatics) is the study of theatrical performance in relation to its literary, physical, psychological, sociological, and historical contexts. It is an interdisciplinary field which also enco ...
at the
University of Lancaster
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and former Director of Palatine, the
Subject Centre for Dance, Drama and Music.
Her early research was in female performers in 19th Century French Popular Theatre specifically "Le Music Hall" and "Le Cafe-concert" but her interest in feminism and the aesthetics and politics of subjectivity and identity has subsequently expanded into the field of contemporary
experimental performance.
In the past she worked as a devisor, writer, director and adapter both inside and outside of education, having written or adapted and directed touring shows for schools, taken shows to the Edinburgh Festival and occasionally contributed to the work of Insomniac Productions, a professional touring company. She also wrote the text for a short film "With the Light On", for Third Angel Independent Production Company.
Partial bibliography
*''Staging Femininities'' (Manchester University Press, 1999)
*''Beyond Representation'' (Manchester University Press, 2006)
*''Feminist Futures'' co-editor (Palgrave MacMillan, 2006)
*''Performance Practice and Process: Contemporary
omen
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Practitioners'' co-authored (Palgrave Macmillan, 2008)
*''A Good Night Out for the Girls: Popular Feminisms in Theatre and Performance'' (Palgrave Macmillin, 2012)
References
External links
Home pagePalatine
1957 births
Living people
Academics of Lancaster University
British women academics
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