About Etudes
Etudes is, as the masthead tells you, an online theatre and performance studies journal for emerging scholars.
What does that mean, "emerging scholars?" From what are we emerging? Into what? What exactly defines one as having emerged?
What a journal for emerging scholars means for us is that it is a place to try things, to study, to dangle toes in the shallows or cannonball into the deep end. But mostly, it's a place that celebrates those voices that haven't yet received their desired level of amplification.
Before we mix our metaphors any further, here's the deal. We believe:
What does that mean, "emerging scholars?" From what are we emerging? Into what? What exactly defines one as having emerged?
What a journal for emerging scholars means for us is that it is a place to try things, to study, to dangle toes in the shallows or cannonball into the deep end. But mostly, it's a place that celebrates those voices that haven't yet received their desired level of amplification.
Before we mix our metaphors any further, here's the deal. We believe:
- Success builds on success
- Success builds on community
- Each scholar has her/his own performative, unique voice
- That voice should be heard, not drowned out by traditions and shoulds
- Scholarship need not be dry to be rigorous
EDITORS-in-Chief/Co-Founders
Dr. Jennifer Goff
BA - University of Portland MA - University of South Carolina PhD - Wayne State University Jen is an actor, improv comedy performer, singer, director, dramaturg, scholar, teacher, aunt, big sister, daughter, wife, friend, and kitty mom. She is a Grissom Associate Professor of Theatre and Chair of the Theatre Program at Centre College in Danville, KY. Her primary research interests include comedy, women playwrights, and contemporary Russian theatre practices. Her dissertation is titled: "'If more women knew more jokes...': The Comic Dramaturgy of Sarah Ruhl and Sheila Callaghan." Twitter handle: @ProfGoff Favorite candy: Peanut Butter M&Ms She/Her |
Dr. Julia Moriarty
BA - Drake University MA - Emerson College PhD - Wayne State University Julia is a director, singer, actor, baker, and ukulele enthusiast. She is currently a Visiting Assistant Professor of Theater at Milikin University in Illinois. Her research takes a narratological focus on the influence of feminist theory to dramatic structures and media studies. Her dissertation is titled: "Maternal Instinct: Exploring the Dynamic Between Mother and Non-Mother Characters in Contemporary Plays." Twitter handle: @ProfsrMoriarty Favorite movie: Josie and the Pussycats She/Her |
Editorial Board
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Dr. Mary Anderson - Wayne State University
Dr. Sean Bartley - Northwestern State University Dr. Michael Butterworth - Independent Scholar Stephanie Cunningham - Independent Scholar Dr. Maria Enriquez - Penn State - Harrisburg Dr. Jeanmarie Higgins - Pennsylvania State University Dr. Victor Holtcamp - Tulane University Dr. Helen Jaksch - Loyola University New Orleans Dr. Shelby Lunderman - Seattle Pacific University Dr. Erin Kathleen Kelly - Rutgers University |
Dr. Patrick Konesko - University of Wyoming
Dr. Amy Lehman - University of South Carolina Jenna Lourenco, MFA - Emmanuel College Dr. Kate Neff Stone - San Diego City College Jerrold Scott, MFA - Case Western Reserve University Brian M. Scruggs, MFA - Eastern Michigan University Dr. Kassy Skoretz - Independent Scholar Dr. Angenette Spalink - Texas A&M University Dr. Miriam Hahn Thomas - Independent Scholar Dr. Quincy Thomas - Kalamazoo College |
Header photo by Jennifer Goff
