Alex Ferrone
Postdoctoral Associate
Alex Ferrone is a Postdoctoral Associate in the Department of Theater Studies. His teaching and research interests include theater history, dramatic criticism, and performance studies, and he specializes in contemporary drama from the United Kingdom.
Office Hours
Wednesdays, 11:30am–1:30pm
Current Appointments & Affiliations
- Postdoctoral Associate, Theater Studies, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Contact Information
- 03C Page, Durham, NC 27708
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alessandro.ferrone@duke.edu
+1 919 660 5563
- Recognition
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Awards & Honors
- Expertise
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Subject Headings
- American drama--20th century
- American drama--21st century
- Drama--20th century
- Drama--21st century
- European drama
- Great Britain--Politics and government--1979-1997
- Great Britain--Politics and government--1997-2007
- Great Britain--Politics and government--2007-
- Great Britain--Social policy--1979-
- Muser Mentor
- Theater--Great Britain--History
- Theater--Great Britain--History--20th century
- Theater--History
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Global Scholarship
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Research
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- Research
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Fellowships, Supported Research, & Other Grants
- David L. Paletz Support for Innovative Course Enhancements awarded by Trinity College of Arts and Sciences, Duke University 2020
- Graduate Student Endowment awarded by St. George's Society of Toronto 2016
- Ontario Graduate Scholarship awarded by Government of Ontario 2015
- Ontario Graduate Scholarship awarded by Government of Ontario 2014
- Graduate Student Endowment awarded by St. George's Society of Toronto 2014
- Ontario Graduate Scholarship awarded by Government of Ontario 2013
- Publications & Artistic Works
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Selected Publications
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Books
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Ferrone, Alex. Stage Business and the Neoliberal Theatre of London. Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave Macmillan, 2021.Link to Item
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Academic Articles
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Ferrone, Alex. “Flexibility, Abstraction, Orthodoxy: The Lehman Trilogy and (the) British Capital.” Comparative Drama 56, no. 1/2 (2022): 67–92.Link to Item
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Ferrone, Alex. “Here and Then: Theatricalizing Space–Time Compression in Philip Ridley's Mercury Fur.” Theatre Survey 58, no. 3 (September 2017): 352–74. https://doi.org/10.1017/s004055741700028x.Full Text
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Other Articles
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Ferrone, Alex. “Review of Crave by Sarah Kane.” Theatre Journal. Johns Hopkins University Press, 2022.Link to Item
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Book Reviews
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Ferrone, Alex. “Review of Performance, Feminism and Affect in Neoliberal Times ed. by Elin Diamond, Denise Varney, and Candice Amich.” Theatre Journal. Johns Hopkins University Press, December 2019.Link to Item
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Journal Issues
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Meerzon, Yana, Katharina Pewny, Gunther Martens, and Alex Ferrone, eds. “Migration and Multilingualism.” Modern Drama. University of Toronto Press, 2018.
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Theses and Dissertations
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Ferrone, Alex. “Stage Business: Britain's Neoliberal Theatre, 1976–2016,” 2018.
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- Teaching & Mentoring
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Recent Courses
- CULANTH 219: Introduction to Performance Studies 2023
- ENGLISH 202: Introduction to Performance Studies 2023
- ENGLISH 365S: Modern Drama: 1940-2000 2023
- LIT 202: Introduction to Performance Studies 2023
- THEATRST 187S: Reading Theater 2023
- THEATRST 202: Introduction to Performance Studies 2023
- THEATRST 335S: Modern Drama: 1940-2000 2023
- VMS 205: Introduction to Performance Studies 2023
- ARTSVIS 251AS: Duke in London: Arts 2022
- CULANTH 219: Introduction to Performance Studies 2022
- DANCE 251AS: Duke in London: Arts 2022
- ENGLISH 202: Introduction to Performance Studies 2022
- ENGLISH 273AS: Duke in London: Arts 2022
- LIT 202: Introduction to Performance Studies 2022
- MUSIC 216AS: Duke in London: Arts 2022
- THEATRST 187S: Reading Theater 2022
- THEATRST 202: Introduction to Performance Studies 2022
- THEATRST 251AS: Duke in London: Arts 2022
- THEATRST 291: Independent Study 2022
- VMS 205: Introduction to Performance Studies 2022
- CULANTH 219S: Introduction to Performance Studies 2021
- ENGLISH 202S: Introduction to Performance Studies 2021
- ENGLISH 365S: Modern Drama: 1940-2000 2021
- LIT 202S: Introduction to Performance Studies 2021
- THEATRST 115: The Theater Today 2021
- THEATRST 187S: Reading Theater 2021
- THEATRST 202S: Introduction to Performance Studies 2021
- THEATRST 335S: Modern Drama: 1940-2000 2021
- VMS 205S: Introduction to Performance Studies 2021
- Scholarly, Clinical, & Service Activities
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Presentations & Appearances
- "Time and Again (Reprise): The Politics of Theatrical Temporality". Working session (convened). American Society for Theatre Research. October 28, 2021 - October 31, 2021 2021
- "Time and Again: The Politics of Theatrical Temporality". Working session (co-convened with Derek Gingrich). American Society for Theatre Research. November 7, 2020 2020
- "Politicizing Publics in Alistair McDowall's Sci-Fi Theatre". American Society for Theatre Research. November 7, 2019 - November 10, 2019 2019
- "Toronto Watches 'Manwatching'". Canadian Association for Theatre Research. May 28, 2018 - June 1, 2018 2018
- Teaching Assistantships. Professionalization Workshop Program. Graduate Program in English. September 6, 2017 2017
- Teaching Assistantships. Professionalization Workshop Program. Graduate Program in English. September 7, 2016 2016
- "Humanity in the Marketplace: Crossing Borders in 'Three Kingdoms'". American Society for Theatre Research. November 5, 2015 - November 8, 2015 2015
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Service to the Profession
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