- Biography
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Education
Ph.D., Theatre and Performance, The Graduate Center, CUNY New York United States
M.A., Theatre History and Criticism, Brooklyn College, CUNY Brooklyn United States
B.A., Liberal Arts, Bennington College Bennington United States
| Semester | Course Prefix | Course Number | Course Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2023 | ENG | 2850H | Honors Great Works II |
| Fall 2023 | ENG | 3770 | Modern Drama |
| Spring 2023 | ENG | 2850 | Great Works of Literature II |
| Spring 2023 | ENG | 2850 | Great Works of Literature II |
| Fall 2022 | ENG | 2100 | Writing I |
| Fall 2022 | ENG | 5000 | Independent Study English I |
| Fall 2022 | ENG | 3770 | Modern Drama |
Journal Articles
Vella, S. (2022). Performance, Colonialism, and Survivals: Aby Warburg and the Matachines Dance in the US Southwestern Territories . TDR: The Drama Review , 66(1). 80-101.
Book Chapters
Vella, S., & Wickstrom, M. (2013). The New Manifesto of Occupy Wall Street. Manifesto Now! Instructions for Performance, Philosophy, Politics (pp. 37-50). Chicago, IL. Intellect, The University of Chicago Press.
Presentations
Vella, S. (2024, October 3). Oceanic Feeling, Maritime Modernism, and Anti-Imperialism in the Aesthetics of Antonin Artaud. Modernist Studies Association Annual Conference. Brooklyn, NY: Modernist Studies Association.
Vella, S. (2024, November 3). Primitivism, Colonialism, and Disability: Antonin Artaud’s Methodologies for Performance Research. American Society for Theatre Research Annual Conference. Providence, RI: American Society for Theatre Researc.
Vella, S. (2024, November 3). Rehearsing Ecological Catastrophe in the Pastoral Mode at the Supermarket . American Society for Theatre Research Annual Conference. New Orleans, LA: American Society for Theatre Research.
Reviews
Vella, S. (2024,May 3). Walking, Decay, Endurance: Two Year-Long Works by Yuji Agematsu. PAJ: A Journal of Performance and Art.
Vella, S. (2024,May 3). Reconsidering Archives and Performance. PAJ: A Journal of Performance and Art.
Vella, S. (2024,January 3). Review of The Avant-Garde: Race, Religion, War by Mike Sell. Theatre Survey.
Vella, S. (1970,January 1). Review of Jews and the Making of Modern German Theatre, edited by Freddie Rokem and Jeanette Malkin. New England Theatre Journal.
| Title | Funding Agency Sponsor | Start Date | End Date | Awarded Date | Total Funding | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primitivism, Performance Studies, and Modernist Time | PSC-CUNY 54 | 07/01/2023 | 06/30/2024 | 04/18/2023 | 6000 | Funded - In Progress |