Susan Bennett (academic)
Susan Bennett | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Academic background | |
| Education | B.A, University of Kent (Canterbury) MA., PhD., 1988, McMaster University |
| Thesis | The role of the theatre audience: a theory of production and reception (1988) |
| Doctoral advisor | Linda Hutcheon |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | English |
| Institutions | University of Calgary |
| Main interests | Shakespeare |
Susan Bennett FRSC is a Canadian Professor of English in the Faculty of Humanities at the University of Calgary.
Early life
[edit]Bennett was born in London to musical parents. Her father was a musician who played in theatre orchestras. As a result, she was exposed to theatre at a young age.[1]
Career
[edit]In 1990, Bennett published "Theatre Audiences: A Theory of Production and Reception" through Routledge.[2]
In 1993, Bennett was elected an Annual Fellow of the Calgary Institute for the Humanities.[3] From 1994 until 1996, Bennett served as president of the Canadian Association for Theatre Research.[4] After leaving the Association, Bennett was an editor for Johns Hopkins University Press' "Theatre Journal" from 1997 until 2001. She served as the Associate Dean of Research in the University of Calgary Faculty of Humanities for five years before she was granted administrative leave.[5]
In 2006, Bennett edited "Feminist Theatre and Performance."[6] At the time, she also chaired the Survey Methodology Sub-Committee and sat on the National Advisory Committee for the Status of Women in Canadian Theatre.[7] In 2013, Bennett and Christie Carson edited "Shakespeare Beyond English: A Global Experiment," which was published through the Cambridge University Press.[8]
For the 2014–15 academic year, Bennett served as acting director of the Calgary Institute for the Humanities.[9] She also sat on the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Scholarship and Fellowship Selection Committee.[10] In December 2015, Bennett was granted a $103,382.00 Insight Grant to study "Brand Performance and the Mega-Event Experience."[11]
In 2016, Bennett was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.[12] As well, she was the recipient of the 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Canadian Association for Theatre Research[13] and named a distinguished scholar.[14][15] The following year, she was the recipient of a Killam Annual Professorship.[16]
In 2017, Bennett and fellow professor of English Stefania Forlini created a new course entitled "Community Engagement through Literature." For their efforts, they were awarded the 2018 Teamwork Award from the Calgary Public Library.[17] She also began co-editing a new Bloomsbury Methuen series titled "Theory for Theatre Studies" with Kim Solga.[18]
Selected publications
[edit]- Theatre Audiences: A Theory of Production and Reception (1990)
- Feminist Theatre and Performance (2006)
- Shakespeare beyond English (2013)
References
[edit]- ^ Fisher, Mike. "Killam Award committee applauds UCalgary theatre expert's achievements". ucalgary.ca. Archived from the original on 16 July 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ Copeland, Nancy (Summer 1992). "Theatre Audiences: A Theory of Production and Reception by Susan Bennett (review)". Modern Drama. 35 (2). University of Toronto Press: 350–351. doi:10.1353/mdr.1992.0009. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ "Susan Bennett". arts.ucalgary.ca. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ "History". catracrt.ca. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ "Noted author on theatre present". Irish Independent. 23 May 2003. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ Kerr, Rosalind (August 2007). "Feminist Theatres". Canadian Literature. 4: 103–104.
- ^ "Adding It Up: The Status of Women in Canadian Theatre" (PDF). playwrightsguild.ca. October 2006. pp. 116–117. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ Irena R. Makaryk (Fall 2014). "Shakespeare Beyond English: A Global Experiment ed. by Susan Bennett and Christie Carson (review)". Shakespeare Bulletin. 32. Johns Hopkins University Press. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ "Update: Leading the Calgary Institute of the Humanities (CIH)". ucalgaryblogs.ca. 30 October 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ "Scholarship and Fellowship Selection Committees: 2014 Competitions". sshrc-crsh.gc.ca. 11 May 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ "2015 Insight Grants to University of Calgary researchers". ucalgary.ca. 4 December 2015. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ "Five UCalgary scholars named New Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada". ucalgary.ca. 9 September 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ "Lifetime Achievement Awards and Honorary Memberships". catracrt.ca. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ "2016 Award Recipients". astr.org. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ @UofCEnglish (7 November 2016). "Congrats to Susan Bennett for receiving the Distinguished Scholar Award at the American Society for Theatre Research!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Five professors receive prestigious Killam awards". ucalgary.ca. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ "What does experiential learning look like in action?". ucalgary.ca. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ "Member News - Winter 2019". astr.org. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- Living people
- Theatre people from London
- McMaster University alumni
- Alumni of the University of Kent
- Academic staff of the University of Calgary
- British theatre critics
- 21st-century Canadian women writers
- 21st-century British women educators
- 21st-century British educators
- Canadian theatre critics
- British women theatre critics
- Canadian women theatre critics
- Canadian women academics
- Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada
- 21st-century Canadian women educators
- 21st-century Canadian educators