Dr. Kim Solga

Professor

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Biography

Kim Solga is a performance scholar and proud feminist whose research is primarily focused on modern feminist performance, early modern performance, and contemporary urban performance. She has authored several books including 'Women Making Shakespeare in the 21st Century' (Cambridge, 2024), 'Theory of Theatre Studies: Space' (Bloomsbury, 2019), and 'Theatre & Feminism' (Palgrave, 2015). In addition to these, she has edited works such as 'Theatre Performance in the Neoliberal University: Responses to the Academic Crisis' (Routledge, 2020) and 'Cultural History of Theatre in the Modern Age' (Bloomsbury, 2017). Solga regularly collaborates with artists, students, and colleagues, emphasizing the importance of collaborative teaching practices in her pedagogy. She has served as a Teaching Fellow for the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at Western University and has led significant interdisciplinary research projects focused on arts-led teaching and learning. Her engagement with students extends to supervising dissertations in various fields, including contemporary theatre performance and feminist queer performance theory.

Research Interests

Experience

Professor, Program Director, Theatre Studies

2004-01-01 — Present

Western University • London, Ontario, Canada

Teaching and leading research in Theatre Studies, focusing on performance scholarship and feminist theory.

Requirements for Western University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:86
Prerequisites
Four-year degree, honours or the equivalent, in anthropology or equivalent background in social sciences.
Application Checklist
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  • Two academic references
  • Sample of written work (15-20 pages)
  • Statement of academic intent
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Specialization Notes

Streams include Archaeology and Bioarchaeology, and Sociocultural Anthropology.