Dr. Michelle MacArthur is a Theatre and Performance Studies scholar whose research focuses on four main areas: equity in theatre, theatre criticism, contemporary Canadian theatre, and feminism and performance. In addition to publishing her work in peer reviewed journals and essay collections, she was lead researcher for the Equity in Theatre (EIT) initiative (2014-15), a national campaign focused on redressing gender inequities in the Canadian theatre industry. Her extensive EIT report continues to serve as a resource for research and advocacy efforts in Canadian theatre and beyond.
Current projects include a monograph contracted to McGill-Queen’s University Press, based on her dissertation research on the critical reception of feminist theatre in Canada, as well as two edited collections: Voices of a Generation: Three Millennial Plays (Playwrights Canada Press, 2021) and Networked Feminisms: Activist Assemblies and Digital Practices (Lexington Books, 2021). She is also principal investigator on a project entitled “Gender, Genre, and Power in the Theatre Blogosphere,” funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.
Dr. MacArthur holds a PhD (2014) from the Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies at the University of Toronto. She joined the University of Windsor’s School of Dramatic Art as Assistant Professor in 2016.
http://www.uwindsor.ca/drama/531/michelle-macarthur
Department: School of Dramatic Art
Areas of expertise: Theatre and Performance, Feminism, Popular Culture, Digital Humanities
Office: Rm. 208, Jackman Building
Phone: +1 519 253 3000 x2825
E-mail :michelle.macarthur@uwindsor.ca