Since launching our “Lusophone Takeover”, we have focussed mainly on the new and extraordinary pressures on theatre makers under COVID-19. We started in Brazil, then travelled to Portugal, and now … Read More
Lusophone BLOG TAKEOVER #5
Lusophone BLOG TAKEOVER #4
In the last post we heard from the Coimbra-based actor, Sofia Lobo, about her experience of making theatre during the COVID crisis. Here we interview Carlos J. Pessoa, a scholar … Read More
Lusophone BLOG TAKEOVER #3
Theatre always bears the marks of the times in which it was made. Our own time has been riven by a global pandemic, which has made and will continue to … Read More
Lusophone BLOG TAKEOVER #2
What will become of classical theatre post-COVID-19? Theatre — and to say ‘theatre’ means for us ‘Attic theatre’, ‘classical theatre’, ‘organic theatre with an Aristotelian base’, as well as its … Read More
Lusophone BLOG TAKEOVER #1
From the ashes of this uniquely chaotic academic year rises a fresh and vibrant CRSN Takeover series. This time the editorial torch is taken up by a crack team of … Read More
Australasian BLOG TAKEOVER #8
In our final post for the Australasian ‘take over,’ we hear from Tanika Koosmen, a PhD candidate at The University of Newcastle, who researches comparative folk narratives concerning the werewolf … Read More
Australasian BLOG TAKEOVER #7
Our second article this month comes from Conjoint Professor Michael Ewans at the University of Newcastle. Michael is a Professor of Drama but has a long relationship with the Classics … Read More
Australasian BLOG TAKEOVER #6
In our sixth takeover post we hear from Connie Skibinski, a PhD candidate at the University of Newcastle whose research interests include ancient mythology and classical reception. Connie is currently … Read More
Australasian BLOG TAKEOVER #5
This month we also hear from Dr. Ruth McKimmie, who is undertaking her second PhD at the University of Newcastle. Drawing on her first PhD in Psychology, Ruth’s honours project … Read More
Australasian BLOG TAKEOVER #4
In this instalment of the Australasian Blog Takeover, we hear from Dr Anne Rogerson, Charles Tesoriero Senior Lecturer in Latin, University of Sydney. Anne works on the Aeneid and its … Read More