Catherine M. Cole
Catherine M. Cole[1] is an American academic, theatre specialist and director, who has written extensively on African and South African theatre and performance.
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Biography
She studied English and Drama at Occidental College, Los Angeles (1985), followed by directing and playwrighting courses in New York, and Interdisciplinary PhD. Program in Theatre and Drama, (with certificates in Women’s Studies and African Studies) at Northwestern University (1895). Her academic and professional interests include African Studies, Dance, Disability Studies, Gender, Human Rights, Popular Culture, Performance Studies.
She held various teaching and administrative positions at a number of Universities over the years since 1986, including the Department of Theater, Dance and Performance Studies, University of California, Berkeley (Professor 2007-2016, Department Chair 2013-2016) and Divisional Dean of the Arts and Professor at the University of Washington, Seattle (since 2016).
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
She has written extensively on African and South African theatre and performance over the years, producing both articles and a number of books.
For a comprehensive list of her publications, see the entries on her in Google Scholar[2].
Sources
https://english.washington.edu/people/catherine-cole
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=R5eaqWcAAAAJ&hl=en
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