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 an Assistant Professor of Dramatic Arts 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 |
Julia Moriarty
BA - Drake University MA - Emerson College PhD - Wayne State University (in progress) Julia is a director, singer, actor, baker, and ukulele enthusiast. She is currently an adjunct professor at Wayne State University. Her primary research interests include mother theory, contemporary works by female playwrights, and the influence of Epic theatre. Her dissertation is titled: "Maternal Instinct: Exploring the Dynamic Between Mother and Non-Mother Characters in Feminist Plays" Twitter handle: @ProfsrMoriarty Favorite movie: Josie and the Pussycats She/Her |
Editorial Board
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Dr. Mary Anderson - Wayne State University
Cathy Brookshire - University of South Carolina Dr. Michael Butterworth - Independent Scholar Karenanna Creps - Michigan State University Stephanie Cunningham - Independent Scholar Maria Enriquez - University of Pittsburgh Dr. Jeanmarie Higgins - Pennsylvania State University Dr. Victor Holtcamp - Tulane University Adam Howard - Texas Tech University Dr. Patrick Konesko - University of Wyoming Dr. Patricia Leavy - Independent Scholar |
Dr. Amy Lehman - University of South Carolina
Jenna Lourenco - Emmanuel College Kate Neff Stone - University of California, Irvine Nadine Schmidt - Southwest Minnesota State University Jerrold Scott - Case Western Reserve University Brian M. Scruggs - Eastern Michigan University Dr. Angenette Spalink - Weber State University Jim Tabaka - Southwest Minnesota State University Sheila Tabaka - Southwest Minnesota State University Dr. Miriam Hahn Thomas - Wofford College Dr. Quincy Thomas - Bowling Green State University |
Header photo by Jennifer Goff
