Jessica Riley
Associate Professor
Department:
Theatre and Film
Fields:
- Theatre/Music
Areas of Expertise:
- Canadian Drama and Theatre
- Dramatic Literature
- Dramaturgy
- Theatre
- Theatre History
Languages Spoken:
- English
Available To:
- Appear on radio or TV
- Appear as a public speaker
- Provide comment to media
- Write articles
- Discuss research with industry, government, and others
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Dr. Jessica Riley is an Associate Professor in the Department of Theatre and Film at The University of Â鶹´«Ã½. Her research and teaching focuses on theatre history and historiography, dramaturgy, and Canadian drama.
Riley is the editor of 'A Man of Letters: The Selected Dramaturgical Correspondence of Urjo Kareda.' Her work has been published in the Cambridge Companion to Canadian Literature, Canadian Performance Histories and Historiographies, Performing the Intercultural City, Latina/o Canadian Theatre and Performance, Canadian Theatre Review, and Theatre Research in Canada.
She is currently at work on a manuscript that uses archival research to analyze the impact of new play dramaturgy as practiced by Urjo Kareda at the Tarragon Theatre.
Media and Research Expert