Cultural Histories of Performance

Our research explores the cultural and material conditions of performance across history and cultures.

It includes work on:

• Performance, cities and public space ( Davids, Harvie, Heritage, McKinnie, Weaver)
• Early modern drama in performance and film ( Escolme, Silverstone)
• Nineteenth century science and theatricality ( Watt Smith)
• Histories of visual culture ( , Johnson)
• The senses, emotion, trauma and performance ( , Ridout, , , Welton)
• Social justice ( , McAvinchey, )
• Performance forms ( , , , , )
• Cultures of theatre-, performance- and film-making ( , )
• Performance and memory ( , )
• Theatre, performance and political economies ( , , )
• Audiences ( , ) 
• Performance and nation (see our page on Transnational Performance research)