Ellen Redling

Dr.

Accepting PhD Students

PhD projects

I am interested in supervising postgraduate research in the following areas:

Contemporary socio-political theatre and performance (British and European)
Ancient Greek and Roman plays and their influence on British theatre
Medieval and Renaissance drama
Non-standard forms of contemporary drama and theatre
Drama and narration
Literary and cultural theory and networks
Ethics, theatre and performance
Beyond postmodernism
Intermediality and Interdisciplinarity
Physical theatre

20082024

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Biography

I joined the department in September 2016, after lecturing in English Literature, Culture and Drama at the University of Heidelberg. From April 2015 to April 2016 I conducted research at the Department of Drama, Theatre and Dance, University of Royal Holloway, London. 

I have written numerous articles on contemporary theatre and performance, and co-edited a volume on Non-standard Forms of Contemporary Drama and Theatre (Trier: Wissenschaftlicher Verlag Trier, 2008). I have also published books on Victorian Literature as well as The Gothic (Allegorical Thackeray (Zurich: LIT, 2015); Gothic Transgressions (co-edited with Christian Schneider, Zurich: LIT, 2015). I am currently working on a new monograph project: Theatres of Disruption in 21st-Century Britain: Political Plays and Performances in Turbulent Times (under contract with Bloomsbury). 

Research interests

I have written numerous articles on contemporary theatre and performance, and co-edited a volume on Non-standard Forms of Contemporary Drama and Theatre (Trier: Wissenschaftlicher Verlag Trier, 2008). I have also published books on Victorian Literature as well as The Gothic (Allegorical Thackeray (Zurich: LIT, 2015); Gothic Transgressions (co-edited with Christian Schneider, Zurich: LIT, 2015). I am currently working on a new monograph project: Theatres of Disruption in 21st-Century Britain: Political Plays and Performances in Turbulent Times (under contract with Bloomsbury). 

My current research interests are:

Contemporary socio-political theatre and performance (British and European)
Ancient Greek and Roman plays and their influence on British theatre
Medieval and Renaissance drama
Non-standard forms of contemporary drama and theatre
Drama and narration
Literary and cultural theory and networks
Ethics, theatre and performance
Beyond postmodernism
Intermediality and Interdisciplinarity
Physical theatre

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
  • SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
  • SDG 13 - Climate Action
  • SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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