Patrick Duggan Lecture

Monday, February 4, 2013 at 12:15pm to 1:45pm

The Society for the Humanities presents a public lecture by Patrick Duggan (Lecturer in Theatre and Performance Studies, Department of Drama, University of Exeter) on "Cathected Experience? Trauma, Performance, and Structures of Feeling ." The lecture will take place at 12:15pm in Room 110 at the A. D. White House on Monday, February 4th.

Patrick Duggan's research examines the relationship between cultural products and practices and their wider socio-cultural context. With particular focus on spectatorship/audience/witnessing, trauma and ethics, his research is concerned to explore the socio-political efficacy of theatre, performance and other cultural practices.