Welcome to Northwestern’s virtual exhibit for the American Society for Theatre Research’s Annual Conference! Scroll down to browse notable books, read excerpts from recent publications, review submissions guidelines, request an exam copy, or contact an acquisitions editor.
Scholars receive a 40% discount on any book during the conference! Enter promo code ASTR at checkout to redeem this offer.
This promotion begins November 2, 2022, and concludes November 10, 2022 at midnight Central Time. The discount may be applied to five books per customer. Scroll down for a note about shipping and processing.
New Publications
Notable Books
Excerpts
Read an excerpt from Back Stages: Essays across Art, Performance, and Public Life by Shannon Jackson.
Read an excerpt from Brutal Beauty: Aesthetics and Aspiration in Urban India by Jisha Menon.
Read an excerpt from Dancing on Violent Ground: Utopia as Dispossession in Euro-American Theater Dance by Arabella Stanger.
Read an excerpt from Institutional Theatrics: Performing Arts Policy in Post-Wall Berlin by Brandon Woolf.
Read an excerpt from The Philosopher’s Toothache: Embodied Stoicism in Early Modern English Drama by Donovan Sherman.
Read an excerpt from Senegalese Stagecraft: Decolonizing Theater-Making in Francophone Africa by Brian Valente-Quinn.
Read an excerpt from Staging Lives in Latin American Theater: Bodies, Objects, Archives by Paola S. Hernández.
Desk and Exam Copies
Considering one of Northwestern’s books for course adoption? Request an exam copy here.
Planning to teach one of our books? Request a desk copy here.
Say Hello!
Email Faith Wilson Stein, Senior Acquisitions Editor.
Review Northwestern’s submissions guidelines.
In Conversation: Lisa B. Thompson and E. Patrick Johnson
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