Keira Mayo
First Name:
Keira
Last Name:
Mayo
Email :
keira.mayo@mail.utoronto.ca
Title:
PhD Candidate
Biography :
Keira is a PhD candidate at the Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies in collaboration with the Women and Gender Studies Institute. Her SSHRC funded research examines the relationship between racial capitalism and theatrical improvisation in post-2000 North America. Keira currently works as a research assistant for Flourish: Community-Engaged Arts for Social Wellness at UTSC. She is committed to anti-racist praxes and going slowly.
Education:
MA, Performance Studies, New York University
MA, Gender Studies and Feminist Research, McMaster University
BA, Philosophy and Gender Studies, University of Toronto
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Dissertation Title:
Innovating and Incorporating Improv in Canada and the US
Dissertation Supervisors:
Jacob Gallagher-Ross