Katie Brewer Ball
Assistant Professor of Theater
Theater Studios, 111860-685-2717
Assistant Professor, Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
BA Occidental CollegeMA New York University
PHD New York University
Katie Brewer Ball
Katie Brewer Ball (KBB) is Assistant Professor of Performance Studies in the Theater Department & affiliated Faculty in Feminst, Gender, Sexuality Studies at Wesleyan University where they previously held the Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship at Wesleyan's Center for the Humanities. Brewer Ball earned their PhD in Performance Studies at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. Their research focuses on performance, visual culture, Black and Indigenous aesthetics, feminist theory, queer studies, and psychoanalysis. Brewer Ball' first book project, The Only Way Out: The Racial & Sexual Performance of Escape, is forthcoming from Duke University Press. They are working on a new project about art criticism and colonialism. In addition to teaching, Brewer Ball curates Adult Contemporary and publishes creative non-fiction.
Academic Affiliations
Office Hours
Fall 2023: Thursdays 1-3 or by appointment.
Courses
Spring 2024
THEA 267 - 01
Revolution Girl-Style Now
THEA 316 - 01
Adv Performance Studies
THEA 428 - 04
PP Senior Project A
Fall 2024
CHUM 393 - 01
Afterparty