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Branislav Jakovljević is the Sara Hart Kimball Professor of Theater and Performance Studies at Stanford University. His research is highly interdisciplinary, focusing on the performance context within the visual arts, film, digital media, literature, poetry, critical theory, and their connections to larger social and historical processes, particularly climate change and environmental justice. He co-edited a special two-part issue of TDR: The Drama Review on performance and climate change. His monograph, 'English Alienation Effects: Performance Self-Management in Yugoslavia 1945-1991', received the Joe Callaway Prize for Best Book in Drama and Theater for the 2016-17 academic year, as well as the Outstanding Book Award from the Association for Theatre in Higher Education. Jakovljević has actively participated in various anti-war movements and pro-democracy initiatives while his writings have been collected in the book 'Frozen Donkey Essays'. He holds an MA and PhD from the Department of Performance Studies at New York University. At Stanford, he has served in various leadership positions within his department and has been a dynamic force in shaping the structure and strategy of the undergraduate program. His ongoing work involves investigating the relationship between performance art theories and ideological formations from the 1970s to the present.
Stanford University • Stanford, CA
Teaching and conducting research in Theater and Performance Studies, as well as serving in various administrative roles including Director Undergraduate Studies and Chair.
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