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Theatre Studies

Theatre Studies is a humanistic academic discipline that systematically examines theatre through historical, theoretical, and critical investigation of dramatic performance and its cultural significance.

5.5K

Publications

207.6K

Citations

5.8K

Authors

997

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

359

Variants

Theater Studies

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Publications

5.5K

Decolonising the Mind: The Politics of Language in African Literature

Jidlaph G. Kamoche, Ngũugĩ wa Thiong'o · World Literature Today · 1987 · 3.1K citations

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From Ritual to Theatre: The Human Seriousness of Play

A. Theodore Kachel, Victor Turner, Bruce Wilshire · Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion · 1983 · 2.1K citations

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Decolonising the Mind: The Politics of Language in African Literature

H. S. Bhola, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o · African Studies Review · 1987 · 1.6K citations

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Asian Drama: An Inquiry into the Poverty of Nations

Lawrence J. Lau, Gunnar Myrdal · Stanford Law Review · 1969 · 1.4K citations

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Computers as Theatre

David J. DeRose, Brenda Laurel · TDR/The Drama Review · 1993 · 1.3K citations

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Authors

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  1. RD
    Robert D. Hume

    Pennsylvania State University, United States

    14 publications · 592 citations

    13

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  2. RS
    Richard Schechner

    Montefiore Medical Center, United States

    14 publications · 778 citations

    13

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  3. MC
    Marvin Carlson

    City University of New York, United States

    14 publications · 682 citations

    13

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  4. PP
    Patrice Pavis

    10 publications · 531 citations

    10

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  5. JR
    James R. Brandon

    Center for Business Studies, Switzerland

    10 publications · 304 citations

    10

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Institutions

997

  1. University of Toronto

    Toronto, Canada

    21 h-index

    65 publications

    2.7K citations

  2. University of British Columbia

    Vancouver, Canada

    17 h-index

    40 publications

    1.1K citations

  3. University of Exeter

    Exeter, United Kingdom

    16 h-index

    19 publications

    691 citations

  4. University of Nottingham

    Nottingham, United Kingdom

    14 h-index

    34 publications

    2.4K citations

  5. University of Warwick

    Coventry, United Kingdom

    13 h-index

    18 publications

    822 citations

  6. The University of Sydney

    Sydney, Australia

    13 h-index

    23 publications

    1.1K citations

  7. King's College London

    London, United Kingdom

    13 h-index

    18 publications

    548 citations

  8. Georgia Institute of Technology

    Atlanta, United States

    12 h-index

    34 publications

    2.1K citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 740 publications · 38.2K citations

    96

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  2. Theatre Journal

    210 publications · 8.1K citations

    45

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  3. The Modern Language Review

    146 publications · 5.1K citations

    40

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  4. Educational Theatre Journal

    109 publications · 4K citations

    34

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See also

Theatre Studies

Theatre History

Performance Theory

Cultural Contexts

Production Practices

Dramatic Analysis