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Esther Kim Lee

Esther Kim Lee

Frances Hill Fox Professor of Theater Studies
Theater Studies
ekl19@duke.edu
Box 90680, Durham, NC 27708
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Awards & Honors

ASTR Distinguished Scholar Award

Scholarly Society American Society for Theatre Research · November 2023 More about this award

TLA Theater Book Award Finalist

National Theatre Library Association · September 2023

American Theatre and Drama Society’s John W. Frick Book Award

Scholarly Society American Theatre and Drama Society · August 2023 More about this award

Dean’s Diversity and Leadership Award

University Trinity College · 2022 More about this award

AAPI Faculty Leadership Award

University Center for Multicultural Affairs · 2019

Langford Lectureship Award

University Duke University · 2018 More about this award

Outstanding Book Award

Scholarly Society Association for Theatre in Higher Education · 2007 For the book A History of Asian American Theatre

Arnold O. Beckman Research Award

University Research Board, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign · 2001

In the News

Published May 4, 2022
A minor in Asian American studies at Duke is a major win for student activists
Published February 9, 2022
Esther Lee on the Little-Known Role of 'Yellowface' in the History of Asian-American Theater
Published March 29, 2021
The History of Violence Against Asian Americans
Published May 9, 2017
The Blessing (And Curse?) Of Miss Saigon
Published March 16, 2017
The Battle of ‘Miss Saigon’: Yellowface, Art and Opportunity