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Historiography as Metonymy, Theatre Research International

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 18:45:15 GMT

Dr Rashna Nicholson, along with Dr Tancredi Gusman and Dr Dorota Sosnowska have published their special issue entitled 'Historiography as Metonymy' in Theatre Research International. The issue can be accessed here: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/theatre-research-international

Slow, Spectacular Labours: Liveness in Contemporary Dance

Mon, 24 Feb 2025 13:44:00 GMT

We are delighted to announce the publication of Bryony White's article 'Slow, Spectacular Labours: Liveness in Contemporary Dance' in Contemporary Theatre Review.

Theatre and Global Development: Performing Partnerships - Now Published

Thu, 16 May 2024 15:58:00 GMT

Bobby Smith has published his monograph Theatre and Global Development: Performing Partnerships, which is available here: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-55725-5

“The Festival of India", new mini-book by Dr. Rashna Nicholson, published by CUP

Mon, 22 Apr 2024 15:04:00 GMT

“The Festival of India: Development and Diplomacy at the End of the Cold War", has been published by Cambridge Elements’:https://www.cambridge.org/core/elements/festival-of-india/4ACB154DB9AE208715E7E89C96334D68. The book is open access and available to download for free until 26 April 2024

"Dirty Queers", New Book by Dr. Bryony White, Acquired for 2026 Publication

Thu, 14 Sep 2023 13:18:00 GMT

"Dirty Queers", Dr. Bryony White's new book and her first non-fiction title, has been acquired by Serpent's Tail Press. A queer cultural history, the book has been described as "fabulously erudite", and is set to be published in Spring 2026.

Assistant Professor White's "Dirty Queers" Acquired for Publication in Spring 2026

Thu, 14 Sep 2023 13:16:00 GMT

New Book, 'Performance, Theatricality and the US Presidency - The Currency of Distrust', By Julia Peetz Published

Fri, 16 Jun 2023 13:22:00 GMT

A new book by Dr. Julia Peetz, Leverhulme Early Career Fellow in Performance and Politics at the Department for Theatre and Performance Studies, Performance, Theatricality and the US Presidency - The Currency of Distrust, has been published by Edinburgh University Press. At a time when the issue of lying in politics has assumed a new saliency on both sides of the Atlantic, the book proposes a new, interdisciplinary perspective on the contemporary rise of mainstreamed populism by exploring features of populist-style politics through the lens of distrust.

Dr. Peetz argues that, rather than being a flaw or corruption, the potential for political distrust must be understood as an essential feature of representative democracy because representation works through performance. The book explores performance as a constellation of factors: scripts, embodiment, ideas of selfhood, and historical norms and ideals. It draws on key scholarship of political representation, rhetoric, and populism; on theories of performativity, theatricality, and acting; and on interviews the author conducted with political speechwriters spanning presidential administrations and campaigns from Ronald Reagan to Barack Obama to demonstrate both that distrust is inherent in representative politics and that in mainstreamed populism distrust becomes a focal point around which the theatre of politics revolves.

Going beyond well-worn and simple theatrical metaphors to describe political action, Julia Peetz’s new book offers a sophisticated – and genuinely interdisciplinary - blend of performance and political analysis. Readers will find compelling new approaches to, and arguments about, crucial factors in political life, from legitimacy and representation to distrust, authenticity and populism. The book’s in-depth engagement with the past and present of US presidential performance is both illuminating and insightful. – Michael Saward, University of Warwick

'On Protest', new double issue of Performance Research edited by Julia Peetz and Andy Lavender, is published

Fri, 28 Apr 2023 16:06:00 GMT

On Protest, a new special double issue of Performance Research edited by Julia Peetz, Leverhulme Early Career Fellow in Performance and Politics at Warwick TPS alongside former Head of School Andy Lavender, has been published. The issue includes an extended editorial by the two.

Dr Julia Peetz, our Leverhulme Early Career Fellow, has been nominated for the prestigious TAPRA prize for her article

Thu, 05 May 2022 10:33:52 GMT

'The Counter-Theatricality of Right-Wing Populist Performance’, Studies in Theatre and Performance (2021): https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14682761.2021.1964818

Dr Julia Peetz's Chapter Publication and Book Launch

Fri, 03 Sep 2021 11:02:01 GMT

Dr Julia Peetz has published a chapter in the new volume Bodies that Still Matter: Resonances of Judith Butler. The book was published in July and a formal book launch will take place online on Zoom on 21 September 2021 at 20:00 CEST. The book has contributions from Butler herself, as well as Jean-Luc Nancy, Erika Fischer-Lichte and many others. You can find out more about the volume here and you can book a place at the virtual book launch using this link.