Working Group Activities at PSi #29: Assemble So many ways to assemble… Working Groups are a key aspect of PSi’s structure, activity and identity. They reflect the wide diversity of interests, investments and areas of inquiry that make up our dynamic organization. They also provide important ‘core continuity,’ even as the annual conference...
(Spanish and Portuguese posts follow) Call for Proposals PSi #30 Conference: XXX Cruzo, Cruising, Crossroads Fortaleza, Brazil 11-15 December 2025 Upon wide request, we are happy to announce that the deadline for Proposal submissions has been extended to 19 January 2025. Performance Studies international (PSi), in collaboration with the Graduate...
Apply for our graduate programs at the Centre for Drama, Theatre & Performances Studies at the University of Toronto and experience a newly renovated state-of-the-art facility and a redesigned master’s program! The Centre for Drama, Theatre & Performance Studies is looking for its next cohort of exceptional graduate students. We are now...
We are thrilled to announce that the 2024 Dwight Conquergood Award has been awarded to Alison Mahoney! This prestigious award, sponsored by Arizona State University, honors the memory of Dwight Conquergood, a memorable ethnographer celebrated for his groundbreaking research on disenfranchised communities. The award supports individuals whose work...
Performance Studies International (PSi) is proud to announce the recipient of the 2024 Artist|Scholar|Activist Award: Tara Aisha Willis. This award recognizes outstanding achievement in the cross-disciplinary field of performance, honoring individuals who have dedicated at least a decade to fostering collaboration among artists, scholars, and...
Performance Studies International (PSi) is pleased to announce the winner of the 2024 Outstanding Work on Critical Race Performance Studies Award: Ali Na. Ali Na’s article, "My Gender is Precolonial: Transtemporal Minoritarian Aesthetics in 'Diwata,'" was published in QED: A Journal of GLBTQ Worldmaking in 2023. The article engages with the...
We are pleased to announce that the winner of the Enrichment Bursary for the recent PSi conference was Alexandra Talamo, an artist, researcher, and queer art-activist. The Enrichment Bursary aimed to support new and unaffiliated artists, scholars, and activists, particularly those from underrepresented groups, by covering the costs of attending...
We are thrilled to announce that the winner of this year's Royal Central School of Speech and Drama Prize is Sisanda Kubeka from Wits University, Theatre and Performance Department, for the project titled "Dreaming from the Margins of an Anti-Rage Society." The Royal Central Prize, which offers £500 to assist graduate students (MPhil or PhD) and...
We are excited to announce that the recipient of this year's Routledge Award, sponsored by Routledge, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, is Josiah Pearsall for his project titled "Humans and Objects Assemble with Self: Ecological Partnering." The Routledge Award honors outstanding research presented at the Performance Studies international (PSi)...
Every year, PSi recognizes the work of its members through a series of awards open to all participants in our community. Although the conference concluded a few months ago, we would now like to publicly recognize this year's award winners to highlight some of the incredible work being done by our members. Please take a moment to learn more about...
https://apply.interfolio.com/156464 The College of Performance, Visualization & Fine Arts (PVFA) at Texas A&M University invites applications for one (1) full-time Academic Professional Track (non-tenure) instructional assistant professor with a nine-month academic appointment beginning Fall 2025. The College and the Dance, Music, and...