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Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy, 'Theatres of the Self: Poetic Identity in the Theatre of Hélène Cixous and Marina Tsvetaeva', University of Nottingham
Award Date: 1 Mar 1996
Master of Arts, MA Critical Theory, University of Nottingham
Award Date: 1 Oct 1990
Bachelor of Arts, BA (Hons) French and Russian, University of Nottingham
Award Date: 1 Jul 1988
Areas of expertise
- PC Romance languages
- Contemporary Performance
- Film
- Critical Theory
- Cultural studies
Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms
- Digital Futures
- Creative Manchester
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 5 Gender Equality
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Co-presence as Care: The Performing Objects of Bérangère Vantusso and trois-six-trente
Dobson, J., 3 Mar 2025, Women's Narratives of Ageing and Care. Jeremiah, E. & Jordan, S. (eds.). Berlin: De Gruyter, p. 81-100 19 p. (Cultures of Ageing and Care).Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Vanishing Points: Shifting Perspectives on 'The Man who Sleeps' / 'Un Homme qui dort'
Dobson, J., 14 Oct 2019, Georges Perec’s Geographies: Material, Performative and Textual Spaces. Forsdick, C., Leak, A. & Phillips, R. (eds.). London: UCL Press, p. 47-64 18 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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‘Dis-locations: Mapping the Banlieue
Dobson, J., 3 May 2017, Filmurbia : Screening the Suburbs. Forrest, D., Harper, G. & Rayner, J. (eds.). London: Palgrave Macmillan Ltd, p. 29-48 20 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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(Dis)Locations Relocations: Representations of Northern France in Contemporary French Film’
Dobson, J., 29 Sept 2016, Mapping Cinematic Norths: International Interpretations in Film and Television . Dobson, J. & Rayner, J. (eds.). Peter Lang, p. 201-222 22 p. (New Studies in European Cinema; no. 20).Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Mapping Cinematic Norths: International Interpretations in Film and Television
Dobson, J. (Editor) & Rayner, J., 29 Sept 2016, Oxford: Peter Lang. 300 p. (New Studies in European Cinema; vol. 20)Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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‘States of Interdependence: Robots in Contemporary French performance’ Performing Robots University of Utrecht, 2019
Dobson, J. (Speaker)
11 Mar 2019 → 14 Mar 2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Research
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‘Mapping Contemporary Performing Objects’ New Directions in Humanities, University of Newcastle
Dobson, J. (Speaker)
2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Research
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‘Tour à tour with Perec / Taking Turns with Perec’
Dobson, J. (Speaker)
2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Research
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‘From 1968 to 1789: The Revolutions of the Théâtre du soleil’
Dobson, J. (Speaker)
11 Jun 2018 → 12 Jun 2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Research
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‘Speaking bodies and performing texts in the work of Gisèle Vienne’ The presence of text in contemporary dance and theatre’,
Dobson, J. (Speaker)
10 Jun 2018 → 13 Jun 2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Research