Please come out to support the PSRG!!
The Western Performance Studies Research Group (PSRG) Presents:
"Fashioning Female Modernity: The Revolution in Modern Gowns and the 'Psychology of Stage Clothes'"
By Dr. Marlis Schweitzer (Department of Theatre, York University)
Tuesday, December 4 from 3:30-4:30 in UC 224A
Dr. Schweitzer’s work is interdisciplinary and her talk will be of interest to those who work in theatre studies, social history, performance theory, and women’s studies. We hope that many of you will join us for what promises to be a fascinating presentation and discussion!
Please find attached a poster announcing the event that we hope you will distribute to your department, colleagues, and students.
About Marlis Schweitzer:
Marlis Schweitzer is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Theatre at York University. She has published in a number of journals including American Quarterly, The Journal of Women's History, Theatre Research in Canada, and Canadian Theatre Review. She is currently completing a book entitled Becoming Fashionable: Actresses, Fashion, and American Consumer Culture, forthcoming with the University of Pennsylvania Press. Her latest research looks at the men and women who laid the foundation for contemporary celebrity culture in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century through their work as press agents, photographers, literary agents, and managers.
About the Performance Studies Research Group (PSRG):
The Western Performance Studies Research Group explores any and all aspects of "performance" at UWO. We are an interdisciplinary group of scholars who meet twice per term to share our work and insights with like-minded academics. New members are always welcome.
"Fashioning Female Modernity: The Revolution in Modern Gowns and the 'Psychology of Stage Clothes'"
By Dr. Marlis Schweitzer (Department of Theatre, York University)
Tuesday, December 4 from 3:30-4:30 in UC 224A
Dr. Schweitzer’s work is interdisciplinary and her talk will be of interest to those who work in theatre studies, social history, performance theory, and women’s studies. We hope that many of you will join us for what promises to be a fascinating presentation and discussion!
Please find attached a poster announcing the event that we hope you will distribute to your department, colleagues, and students.
About Marlis Schweitzer:
Marlis Schweitzer is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Theatre at York University. She has published in a number of journals including American Quarterly, The Journal of Women's History, Theatre Research in Canada, and Canadian Theatre Review. She is currently completing a book entitled Becoming Fashionable: Actresses, Fashion, and American Consumer Culture, forthcoming with the University of Pennsylvania Press. Her latest research looks at the men and women who laid the foundation for contemporary celebrity culture in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth century through their work as press agents, photographers, literary agents, and managers.
About the Performance Studies Research Group (PSRG):
The Western Performance Studies Research Group explores any and all aspects of "performance" at UWO. We are an interdisciplinary group of scholars who meet twice per term to share our work and insights with like-minded academics. New members are always welcome.
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