Alumni Lecture Series

The Performance Studies Alumni Lecture Series invites alumni to share their work and wisdom with the Performance Studies community. This series seeks to continue building relationships between alumni, current students and faculty, foster professional networks, and help students think about the transition after graduation.

FALL 2024

A Reading and Conversation with Katie Brewer Ball (Ph.D. '13)

Join the Department of Performance Studies we welcome PS Alum Katie Brewer Ball (Ph.D. '13) for a reading from their new book, The Only Way Out, followed by a conversation with Professor Karen Shimakawa. Katie Brewer Ball will be reading from the fourth chapter of the book, "This Face is Not for Us: Grounding Pleasure." This part of the book considers the erotics of escape as it is theorized in queer visual art works. 

 

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Spring 2025 - To be announced!