Dr. Magda Romanska

Biography

Magda Romanska is a Professor in Performing Arts Media at Emerson College, a Faculty Associate at the Berkman Klein Center at Harvard University, and a researcher associated with metaLAB. She chairs the Transmedia Arts Seminar at Harvard's Mahindra Humanities Center and is a member of the advisory board of DigitalTheatre+. Her research focuses on how networked AI-enabled technologies reshape theatrical form, authorship, and access, with interests encompassing transmedia dramaturgy, computational analysis of dramatic texts, and disability-centered design in performance. As the Founder, Executive Director, and Editor-in-Chief of TheTheatreTimes.com, the largest global digital theatre portal, she has received numerous accolades including the Webby Honoree and the ATHE-ASTR Award for Excellence in Digital Scholarship. Her projects include launching Performap.org, an interactive digital map of theatre festivals, and the International Online Theatre Festival, which has engaged over a million participants. Romanska is an accomplished author and editor of five scholarly books and has been recognized with multiple fellowships and awards for her contributions to theatre research. She has taught courses on theatre and transmedia at several prestigious institutions including Harvard, Yale, and Cornell University. Currently, she is leading the Digital Access Research Project to advance digital performing arts policy in line with disability law.

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