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Mary Luckhurst
Mary Luckhurst is a British academic, author, and theatre practitioner. She is the Head of the School of Arts at the University of Bristol, becoming the first woman to hold the position. Lockhurst is the author of Dramaturgy: A Revolution in Theatre (2006) and editor of A Companion to Modern British and Irish Drama 1880–2005, as well as other works.
Luckhurst has degrees in both arts and sciences and was educated at New Hall, Cambridge (BA (Modern Languages) and PhD (English)), Middlesex University (MA), and the London School of Economics (Msc). She is described as a playwright, dramaturg and director in the front matter of her book published by Cambridge University Press.
A dual citizen of Britain and Australia, Luckhurst was appointed Professor and Director of Artistic Research and Creative Practice at the University of Melbourne from 2014 to 2018 as part of a scheme that recruited academics and educators across multiple disciplines. From 1998 to 2014, she was based at the University of York as its first Lecturer in Modern Drama and later became a co-initiator and co-founder of the innovative Department of Theatre, Film, TV and Interactive Media. The Higher Education Academy awarded her a National Teaching Fellowship in recognition of her contributions to university teaching.. Also, she has held visiting professorships at City University of New York, the La Trobe, the University of Melbourne, the Sydney and the Oxford.
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Mary Luckhurst
Mary Luckhurst is a British academic, author, and theatre practitioner. She is the Head of the School of Arts at the University of Bristol, becoming the first woman to hold the position. Lockhurst is the author of Dramaturgy: A Revolution in Theatre (2006) and editor of A Companion to Modern British and Irish Drama 1880–2005, as well as other works.
Luckhurst has degrees in both arts and sciences and was educated at New Hall, Cambridge (BA (Modern Languages) and PhD (English)), Middlesex University (MA), and the London School of Economics (Msc). She is described as a playwright, dramaturg and director in the front matter of her book published by Cambridge University Press.
A dual citizen of Britain and Australia, Luckhurst was appointed Professor and Director of Artistic Research and Creative Practice at the University of Melbourne from 2014 to 2018 as part of a scheme that recruited academics and educators across multiple disciplines. From 1998 to 2014, she was based at the University of York as its first Lecturer in Modern Drama and later became a co-initiator and co-founder of the innovative Department of Theatre, Film, TV and Interactive Media. The Higher Education Academy awarded her a National Teaching Fellowship in recognition of her contributions to university teaching.. Also, she has held visiting professorships at City University of New York, the La Trobe, the University of Melbourne, the Sydney and the Oxford.