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ASTR State of the Profession Plenary

by Ric Knowles, University of Guelph I’ve been asked to speak from a Canadian position, so I’ll start, as an epigraph, with a line by that great Canadian Neil Young sung on a recent album in his archetypally Canadian high-pitched whine: “there’s a bailout comin’ but it’s not for me.” I want to be clear about what I understand “the current... [Read more of this review]

Consortium of Doctoral Programs in Theatre and Performance Studies

ASTR Report Conference on Doctoral Program in Theatre and Performance Studies September 18-19, 2009 – University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) Faculty representing nearly 40 of the Ph.D. programs in Theatre and Performance Studies from the U.S. and Canada gathered for a landmark meeting at UIUC on the state of doctoral training. The... [Read more of this review]

2nd Annual ASTR Silent Auction

Dear ASTR conference attendees, Click on link to download Welcome to our digital ‘preview’ of items open for bidding in the 2nd Annual ASTR Silent Auction. We are excited about the range of offerings, including signed books by top scholars in our field, theatre tickets, posters, rare playbills, and original artwork. Contributions from... [Read more of this review]