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13 August 1961: And the Wall is built after all – Theatrescapes podcast episode on the Berlin Wall and its Impact on Theatre
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13 August 1961: And the Wall is built after all – Theatrescapes podcast episode on the Berlin Wall and its Impact on Theatre

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Exactly sixty years ago, on 13 August 1961, the Berlin Wall was erected. It was not just any architectural structure, but was specifically intended to seal off the German Democratic Republic (GDR) from the western part of the city of Berlin and the surrounding areas. The Wall was 167.8 km long –a stone wall of ideological and political significance for…… Continue reading 13 August 1961: And the Wall is built after all – Theatrescapes podcast episode on the Berlin Wall and its Impact on Theatre

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“We have a double pandemic here” – a conversation with Clara de Andrade & Gustavo Guenzburger for my Theatrescapes Podcast

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I am delighted to announce that we just launched a new episode of our Theatrescapes podcast, a podcast dedicated to Global Theatre Histories and the Globalization of Theatre. In this episode, I had the pleasure to talk with Clara de Andrade and Gustavo Guenzburger from Rio, Brazil, on their scholarly and artistic work in times…… Continue reading “We have a double pandemic here” – a conversation with Clara de Andrade & Gustavo Guenzburger for my Theatrescapes Podcast

Die Welt am Mikro für die Welt: Neuer Podcast “Theatrescapes” bringt globale Theatergeschichte nahe
Audio · Forschung · Global Arts · Global Theatre History · Globalisierung · Theatre History · Transnational History · Wissenschaftskommunikation

Die Welt am Mikro für die Welt: Neuer Podcast “Theatrescapes” bringt globale Theatergeschichte nahe

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  Theatrescapes. An new audio podcast on the Global Theatre Histories of Theatre by the Centre for Global Theatre Histories Das Centre for Global Theatre History, dessen Direktorin ich gemeinsam mit Christopher Balme bin, kommt mit einem neuen Format daher: Zum Juni 2021 launchen wir unseren Audio-Podcast:  Theatrescapes. Theatrescapes greift diejenigen Themen auf, die die Forscherinnen…… Continue reading Die Welt am Mikro für die Welt: Neuer Podcast “Theatrescapes” bringt globale Theatergeschichte nahe

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Ankündigung: neues Buch

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In Kürze erscheint meine jüngste Monographie Theater über Ozeane. Vermittler transatlantischen Austauschs (1890–1925) bei Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, Göttingen. Aus dem Klappentext: “Sei es Artistik, Oper, Tanz, Schauspiel, Musical, Comedy oder Drama: die internationale Theaterszene im späten 19. und frühen 20. Jahrhundert wurde stark gesteuert durch die Profession des Vermittlers. Dieser Band betritt die infrastrukturellen »Hinterbühnen«…… Continue reading Ankündigung: neues Buch

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Conference Talk: ”The show business has gone all to pieces”. 11 July, #IFTR 2018

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At this year’s world congress of the International Federation for Theatre Research (IFTR) in Belgrade, Serbia (9-13 July, 2018),  I will give a talk about “”The show business has gone all to pieces” – Theatrescapes, Mobility and Stasis during World War I.  In The Birth of the Modern World. A global history 1780-1914 (2008) the British…… Continue reading Conference Talk: ”The show business has gone all to pieces”. 11 July, #IFTR 2018

Conferences / Symposia · Digital Humanities · Publication

“Performing the Archive” Bericht zur Tagung in Galway

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Vom 22. bis 24 Juli fand an der National University of Ireland (NUI) in Galway die internationale Konferenz “Performing the Archive”  statt. Initiiert wurde sie von Barry Houlihan, Ciara Conway, Charlotte McIvor, Ian Walsh (alle NUI Galway), die auch bei der Realisierung des erst kürzlich gelaunchten Abbey Theatre Digital Archive mitwirkten. Auf dem Blog des…… Continue reading “Performing the Archive” Bericht zur Tagung in Galway

Conferences / Symposia · Digital Humanities

IFTR Conference in Hyderabad 2015. CfP Working Group ‘DH in Theatre and Performance’

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The Working Group Digital Humanities in Theatre and Performance of the International Federation for Theatre Research (http://www.firt-iftr.org/) that I am convening jointly with Frank Hildy (University of Maryland) is soliciting papers for the upcoming conference in Hyderabad ( http://www.iftr2015hyd.in/) that will represent the full range of experience IFTR members have with Digital Humanities in Theatre and…… Continue reading IFTR Conference in Hyderabad 2015. CfP Working Group ‘DH in Theatre and Performance’

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Theatrescapes – Conference Programme out now!

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From 19-21 June, speakers from Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, France, Germany, Hungary, Japan, New Zealand, Poland,  Portugal, UK, USA representing 10 disciplines shall discuss the intersection of media, migration and the creation of new translocal publics in the field of  theatre between 1850 and 1950. Papers shall address the following sub-topics: Theatre and global media (how did performers,…… Continue reading Theatrescapes – Conference Programme out now!

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Whither Digital Humanities?

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Digital Humanities sind in aller Munde. Die Einsatzbereiche von digitalen Technologien sind immer vielfältiger geworden, in der Medizin, den Naturwissenschaften, und seit ein paar Jahren auch in den Geisteswissenschaften. Das Wissenschaftsjahr 2014 ist der „Digitalen Gesellschaft“ gewidmet (https://www.digital-ist.de/). In verschiedenen Forschungsmagazinen diskutieren Kollegen unterschiedlicher Disziplinen über die Möglichkeiten, die für einige Fächer schon gängig, für…… Continue reading Whither Digital Humanities?