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Sixty Years of Theatre Studies

A Personal and Professional Odyssey

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 December 2024

Marvin Carlson
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Abstract

This personal history of how the field of theatre studies in the United States has evolved during the author’s academic career begins with his entrance to doctoral studies at Cornell University in 1959 and continues to the present. Among topics covered are the national professional organizations and journals, and the changing interpretations of the scope and definition of the field itself.

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TDR , Volume 68 , Issue 4 , December 2024 , pp. 5 - 14
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© The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press for Tisch School of the Arts/NYU

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