Elizabeth Maddock Dillon Distinguished Professor of English e.dillon@neu.edu 617.373.4544 Expertise Caribbean literature, early American literature, feminist theory Elizabeth Maddock Dillon in the Press Long before ‘Hamilton’ brouhaha, theater was anything but polite Attending the theater before 1850 or so in the United States was far more akin to attending a football game today than to attending contemporary theater. The audience was expected to make some noise, and as the scene at “Richard III” shows, it exercised the right to influence what happened on the stage as well […] New Books in Latin American Studies New world drama: The performative commons in the Atlantic world, 1649-1849 Riots, audiences on stage, fabulous costumes, gripping stories. That’s what theater was like in the Atlantic world in the age of slavery and colonialism. Elizabeth Maddock Dillon wonderful book New World Drama: The Performative Commons in the Atlantic World, 1649-1849 (Duke University Press, 2014) vividly invokes a transatlantic network of performances and their publics, and […] For Comfort and Posterity, Digital Archives Gather Crowds The pressure-cooker bombs that exploded at the finish line of the Boston Marathon last April 15 shattered bodies and lives. But their impact was felt far beyond the blast radius as the shock spread and authorities set out to find the perpetrators. The ensuing manhunt put an already traumatized city on lockdown. One of the […] ‘No Story Too Small’: Northeastern Launches Digital Archive of Boston Marathon Bombings Six months ago, a thoughtless tragedy threatened the city’s resilience. The Boston Marathon is not just an event, but rather a universal symbol of strength. Roughly 27,000 runners from around the world commit to pushing themselves for 26.2 miles, while 500,000 spectators stand by to cheer them on. The tradition is woven into the fabric […] Elizabeth Maddock Dillon for Northeastern Global News Fashion, terrorism, and New York City Fashion, terrorism, and New York City Alex Gilvarry’s award-winning satire From the Memoirs of a Non-Enemy Combatant follows Boy Hernandez, a Filipino fashion designer and Guantanamo Bay detainee. On Tuesday, Gilvarry discussed his book with first-year students who read the novel as part of the university’s First Pages program. One year later, Our Marathon exhibit offers a ‘moment for reflection’ One year later, Our Marathon exhibit offers a ‘moment for reflection’ A new exhibit marking the one-year anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings is on display at International Village. Designed by undergraduates, the exhibit uses stories and photos from Northeastern’s Our Marathon digital archive. Researchers developing Boston Marathon digital archive Researchers developing Boston Marathon digital archive At Saturday’s #onerun event in Boston, a team of digital humanities researchers will showcase its project: Our Marathon, a comprehensive archive of materials that tell the story of the Boston Marathon bombings and the people affected. Humanities scholars ‘Camp’ out Humanities scholars ‘Camp’ out Northeastern on Wednesday hosted “THATCamp,” a so-called “unconference” that offered attendees a unique way to navigate the novel field of digital humanities. Engaging Haiti Engaging Haiti An English professor helps young residents of Haiti’s tent communities see a future for themselves through story telling. And soon, through the creation of a new course, Northeastern students will be involved as well. Humanities faculty win fellowships Humanities faculty win fellowships Professors in music and English receive prestigious awards to support research and book projects
Long before ‘Hamilton’ brouhaha, theater was anything but polite Attending the theater before 1850 or so in the United States was far more akin to attending a football game today than to attending contemporary theater. The audience was expected to make some noise, and as the scene at “Richard III” shows, it exercised the right to influence what happened on the stage as well […]
New Books in Latin American Studies New world drama: The performative commons in the Atlantic world, 1649-1849 Riots, audiences on stage, fabulous costumes, gripping stories. That’s what theater was like in the Atlantic world in the age of slavery and colonialism. Elizabeth Maddock Dillon wonderful book New World Drama: The Performative Commons in the Atlantic World, 1649-1849 (Duke University Press, 2014) vividly invokes a transatlantic network of performances and their publics, and […]
For Comfort and Posterity, Digital Archives Gather Crowds The pressure-cooker bombs that exploded at the finish line of the Boston Marathon last April 15 shattered bodies and lives. But their impact was felt far beyond the blast radius as the shock spread and authorities set out to find the perpetrators. The ensuing manhunt put an already traumatized city on lockdown. One of the […]
‘No Story Too Small’: Northeastern Launches Digital Archive of Boston Marathon Bombings Six months ago, a thoughtless tragedy threatened the city’s resilience. The Boston Marathon is not just an event, but rather a universal symbol of strength. Roughly 27,000 runners from around the world commit to pushing themselves for 26.2 miles, while 500,000 spectators stand by to cheer them on. The tradition is woven into the fabric […]