Artists' Committee

The primary focus of this committee is to encourage and improve artist participation in PSi. As a committee we will explore ways to increase our numbers, make more noise, occupy more space and maintain the confidence and endurance to stick it out. We can discuss ways to make the organisation more accessible to artists in terms of cost, language, platforms for participation in programming and representation in the business . The committee will meet during the conferences, devise other ways of meeting and communicating throughout the year and actively lobby the organisation for more representation.

I have flirted with PSi for almost as long as it is old. I have performed, lurked, complained but as an artist never managed to sign on as a working member of the organisation. Now, as conference director of PSi#12 and newly appointed member of the board and chair for this committee, I am committed to getting more artists actively involved.

If you are interested in participating in this working group, please send a brief profile of your interests and practices to Lois Weaver

Emerging Scholars Committee

The Emerging Scholars Committee is designed to bring together scholars and artists at or near the beginning of their professional careers. Although a terminal degree is not required for participation, the committee will work specifically on issues affecting young professors/lecturers and artists working in institutional contexts. We hope to be able to focus in particular on: balancing research, teaching and creative work; tenure decisions and the academic job market; publishing; grant-writing; and developing new creative/research projects. We will also be working to develop an international network of emerging scholars/artists, and to create spaces at upcoming conferences for the presentation of new, incomplete or still-in-formation work. If you are interested in working with the Emerging Scholars Committee, please contact Patrick Anderson

Undergraduate Performance Studies Committee

The committee on Undergraduate Performance Studies wants to consider how performance studies can be an effective element of undergraduate study, especially across and through different disciplines. We are concerned with the following: What challenges do we face teaching performance studies to undergraduate students? Which particular teaching methods seem to work in this endeavour? Which methods don't? How do we envision performance studies functioning in undergraduate curricula in the future?

To join this committee please contact John Bell

Independent Scholars Committee

In general Independent scholars face particular dilemmas in relation to conference participation and support structures, dialogue and information access in their chosen fields. How can PSi help to engage and support the many independent scholars in its ambit?

This committee currently has no Chair. So if you are an independent scholar and would like to pursue these issues, please get in touch at PSi Admin

Conference Committee

This committee looks at the form and structure of PSi conferences and develops dialogues with PSi members around the shape of its future events. If you have comments on previous conference structures or an interest in hosting a conference in the future please do join in our discussions.

To participate contact Andre Lepecki

Graduate Student Committee

Our goal is to foster an energetic and dynamic community of graduate student performance studies scholars and artists, a community that extends across campuses and across national boundaries. In order to accomplish this goal, our plan is to create various opportunities for professional and intellectual development both at PSi conferences and throughout the year. In addition to encouraging the intellectual involvement and scholarly contributions of graduate students throughout the PSi conference, we will also organize and facilitate various panels specifically geared towards helping graduate students negotiate the academy including job search panels, professional development, and other relevant concerns. We would appreciate input about things that graduate students need or want. For instance, do you wish that there were an online directory of graduate students affiliated with PSi listing contact information, academic affiliation, and research interests? Would you like the opportunity to post blogs to share with other grad students? These are just some of the ideas that we are working on right now - tell us your ideas and what you want. We welcome assistance, participation, and suggestions from graduate students who would like to be involved: please contact Lara Shalson or Monica Stufft