Summary
Yasmine Jahanmir, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in theatre history, literature and theory at the University of Nevada, Reno, recently having taught and directed at the American University of Kuwait. Her research interests include nationalism in performance, gendered sport, Middle Eastern theater and performance pedagogy.
Research interests
- Gender and nationalism in sport
- Early 20th century American theater
- Middle Eastern theater and performance
- Popular entertainment
Courses taught
- Theater History II (THTR 482), Spring 2020
- Dramaturgy (THTR 455), Spring 2020
- Acting Practicum (THTR 208A), Spring 2020
Recent publications
Books
- Western Theatre in Global Contexts: Directing and Teaching Western Theatre Making Processes Around the World, Ed. with Jillian Campana, Routledge, (2020).
Journal articles
- “Mind Readers: Imagining Research-Led Practice in Doctoral Education.” Co-authored with Hala Baki, Joyelle Ball, and Haddy Kreie. Theater Topics, Special Issue on Graduate Education, 29:2 (July 2019): 127-139.
- “ ‘We Rule the Waves:’ Athletic labor, femininity, and national collective in Billy Rose’s Aquacade.” TDR: The Drama Review 61: 3 (T235) (Fall 2017): 112-131 (peer-reviewed equivalent).
- “Picture Perfect: Nostalgic Femininity and Temporal Disruptions in the Aqualillies’ Water Ballets” Women & Performance: A Journal of Feminist Theory 25:2 (October 2015): 195-215.
Book chapters
- “West Side Stories: the racial politics and aesthetic considerations of staging Hell’s Kitchen globally,” Yasmine Jahanmir and Jillian Campana, ed., Western Theatre in Global Contexts: Directing and Teaching Western Theatre Making Processes Around the World, (New York and London: Routledge, Fall 2020).
Book reviews
- “American Cinderellas on the Broadway Musical Stage: Imagining the Working Girl from Irene to Gypsy. By Maya Cantu,” Theater Survey 58:2 (May 2017): 249-251.
Education
- Ph.D., theatre studies (emphasis in feminist studies), University of California, Santa Barbara, 2017
- M.A., performance studies, New York University, 2010
- B.A., theater and performance studies, University of California, Berkeley, 2005