Jacqueline Petropoulos teaches undergraduate courses in all periods of drama. Her research specializes in contemporary Canadian drama, with an emphasis on women playwrights and Indigenous and diasporic writers. She is the editor of a critical anthology titled Linda Griffiths.
She has published articles and book chapters on African Canadian drama and women’s post-colonial writing in Canada. Her current research explores contemporary theatrical and transmedia adaptations of canonical authors such as Shakespeare.
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Degrees
PhD, York University
MA (with distinction), Wilfrid Laurier University
BA, York University
Research Interests
English
, Drama, Women Writers, Indigenous and Diasporic theatre in Canada,
Adaptation
Jacqueline Petropoulos teaches undergraduate courses in all periods of drama. Her research specializes in contemporary Canadian drama, with an emphasis on women playwrights and Indigenous and diasporic writers. She is the editor of a critical anthology titled Linda Griffiths.
She has published articles and book chapters on African Canadian drama and women’s post-colonial writing in Canada. Her current research explores contemporary theatrical and transmedia adaptations of canonical authors such as Shakespeare.
Degrees
PhD, York University
MA (with distinction), Wilfrid Laurier University
BA, York University
Research Interests
English
, Drama, Women Writers, Indigenous and Diasporic theatre in Canada,
Adaptation