Theatre Studies

Edited by Prof. Dr Kati Röttger and Prof. Dr Bram Van Oostveldt

The book series AGENT New Theses in Performance Research aims to provide a public forum for the dissemination of excellent research in the field of Theatre and Performance Studies. It encourages outstanding young researchers to contribute their Master and PhD dissertations focussing on topics related to dramaturgy, dance, theatre and performance in global and historical contexts, as well as music theatre, video art, installation art, activist performances and digital theatre. These works are written in English or Dutch and are informed by philosophical approaches to aesthetics and ethics, by sociological and political concepts as well as critical postcolonial, queer and gender theories. Access to such research texts brings a knowledge of historiographical and theoretical foundations to the public. AGENT. New Thesis in Performance Research is a co-operation between Belgium and The Netherlands – two countries internationally known for their innovative and radical forms of experimental theatre. The editors of this series, Prof. Dr. Kati Röttger (chair of the Institute of Theatre Studies at the University of Amsterdam) and Prof. Dr. Bram van Oostveldt (Professor for Performance Studies at the University of Gent) champion international work on theatre and performance and promote its mediation in English, Dutch and German languages.

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Edited by Prof. Dr Peter W. Marx and Univ.-Prof. Dr Friedemann Kreuder

The series provides insights into the most current trends in international theatre studies research. It serves as a forum for the publication of first, particularly excellent research papers by young academics.

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Edited by Prof. Dr. Jörn Etzold, Jr.-Prof. Dr. Leon Gabriel and Prof. Dr. Dorota Sajewska

The Bochum Institute for Theatre Studies is one of the largest in the German-speaking world. Embedded in a large and diverse theatre, dance and performance scene, it covers the entire spectrum of theatre research in research and teaching, theory and practice. The Young Academics: Young Theatre Studies Bochum series aims to make new approaches to the subject from the Bochum Institute accessible to a wider audience. This includes award-winning theses, anthologies and the results of student conferences and colloquia.

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This series presents outstanding theses in theatre studies. The authors adopt an interdisciplinary approach to various aspects of theatre, including staging strategies, dramaturgy, aesthetics, history and theory. Reflections range from antiquity to the present day, encompassing all forms of the performing arts, including drama, opera, music, dance theatre and scenography. Particular attention is given to social, political and societal contexts.

The series provides a platform for emerging scholars and encourages bachelor’s and master’s students to engage in academic discourses.

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