Episode 37: Dr. Bess Rowen

On this episode, Lora interviews Dr. Bess Rowen, an Assistant Professor at Villanova University, and a theatre theorist, historian, and practitioner! On this episode we discuss the correlation of theater people finding Cats at an early age, her development of a True Crime and gender course, and what it was like to write her book "The Lines Between the Lines: How Stage Directions Affect Embodiment."

You can find Bess's academic work by searching her on Google Scholar!

Podcast Interview about Bess's True Crime course at Villanova:
https://www.audacy.com/podcasts/kyw-newsradio-in-depth-229/how-gabby-petito-brought-attention-to-our-fascination-with-true-crime-and-to-specific-stories-815092325

Interview with Falvey Memorial Library on teaching the upcoming (Inaugural) LGBTQ+ Studies Course at Villanova:
https://blog.library.villanova.edu/2022/06/14/bess-rowen-phd-to-teach-inaugural-introduction-to-lgbtq-studies-course/

For her book, "The Lines Between the Lines" check out:
https://www.linesbetweenthelines.com/
https://www.press.umich.edu/11413048/lines_between_the_lines

Recommendation, "Staging Sex":
http://www.chelseapace.com/staging-sex

Referenced podcast, "Missing on 9/11":
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/missing-on-9-11/id1506816225

Music:
♪ Balloon (Prod. by Lukrembo)
Link : https://youtu.be/Byg7QBAbf90
♪ Marshmallow (Prod. by Lukrembo)
Link : https://youtu.be/y7KYdqVND4o
♪ Mug (Prod. by Lukrembo)
Link : https://youtu.be/x-_mkUB4J38
♪ Biscuit (Prod. by Lukrembo)
Link : https://youtu.be/EtZ2m2Zm3vY

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