Performance Studies

Performance Studies is an interdisciplinary academic field that uses performance as a conceptual and analytical lens to examine human behavior, social practices, and cultural phenomena across artistic, social, political, and everyday contexts.

1.8K

Publications

97.5K

Citations

2.3K

Authors

754

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

199

Authors

2.3K

  1. PA
    Philip Auslander

    Georgia Institute of Technology, United States

    8 publications · 664 citations

    8

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  2. RS
    Richard Schechner

    Montefiore Medical Center, United States

    6 publications · 2.4K citations

    6

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  3. NK
    Norman K. Denzin

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States

    6 publications · 313 citations

    6

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  4. MT
    Margaret Thompson Drewal

    The Performance Institute, United States

    5 publications · 443 citations

    5

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  5. JD
    Jill Dolan

    5 publications · 258 citations

    5

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1–5 of 2.3K

Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 157 publications · 17.1K citations

    55

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  2. Text and Performance Quarterly

    TPQ · 77 publications · 3.1K citations

    31

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  3. TDR/The Drama Review

    71 publications · 3.5K citations

    26

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  4. Theatre Journal

    31 publications · 1.6K citations

    23

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  5. Dance Research Journal

    DRJ · 29 publications · 1.7K citations

    20

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See also

Performance Studies

Core Theories

Analytic Methods

Performance Contexts

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