Dr. Patricia Ybarra

Biography

Patricia Ybarra is the W. Duncan MacMillan Family Professor in the Humanities and Interim Chair of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies at Brown University. She has authored significant scholarly works including "Performing Conquest: Five Centuries of Theatre, History, and Identity in Tlaxcala, Mexico" (University of Michigan Press, 2009) and "Latinx Theatre and Neoliberalism" (Northwestern University Press, 2018). Ybarra has a notable academic presence, having served as President of the Association for Theatre in Higher Education. Her research interests revolve around theatre historiography, Mexican theatre performance, Latino/a theatre performance, avant-garde theatre, critical race studies, dramaturgy, and directing. She has received several fellowships, including the Cogut Humanities Fellowship at Brown University and has been recognized for her teaching excellence with the Hall Center Grant for teaching. Ybarra has published numerous articles in prominent journals and has co-edited notable anthologies on performance and neoliberalism, solidifying her expertise in these areas.

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