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Kelsey Jacobson
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Associate Professor @queensu | Author of Real-ish: Audiences, Feeling, and the Production of Realness in Contemporary Performance | Watches people watch things @centreforspectatorship
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Pitt is hiring a one-year Visiting Lecture in Theatre History/Performance Studies. I'm no on the committee, but am happy to answer any questions I can. Apply!

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February 25, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies at University of Maryland, College Park is seeking a lecturer for AY25-26. 1-year position with possibility of renewal. Benefits, a relocation stipend, and an annual travel allowance are included. PhD required. Teaching load is 3/3. Deadline is 3/28. #theatre
February 17, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Student response to this week’s theatre production analysis perfectly encapsulates what I’ve been banging on about all semester. (Aha, it’s working!) Signed, a proud audience studies scholar.
November 27, 2024 at 9:57 PM
As part of their performance projects, my 4th year students engaged in some guerrilla marketing - distributing fake business cards and posters, installing real (fake) bugs in buildings, hacking QR codes, and even getting the campus grocery store on board. 100% recommend, if only for the originality.
November 26, 2024 at 8:29 PM
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The Centre for Spectatorship and Audience Research wrote briefly about our May forum, which gathered artists, scholars, and students together to discuss theatre audiences, for Canada's Intermission Magazine:
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What do Canadian audiences value at the theatre? | Intermission
This past spring, we invited a group of scholars, artists, and students to gather at the University of Toronto Mississauga to figure out what Canadian audiences want and need from their hosts.
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November 13, 2024 at 2:43 AM