Joel Schechter
Biographic Data
| ID | 3981465 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Joel Schechter |
| GIVEN NAMES | Joel |
| FAMILY NAME | Schechter |
| SIGNATURE | SCHECHTER J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Joel Schechter is Professor of Theatre Arts at San Francisco State University. His most recent book is Eighteenth-Century Brechtians: Theatrical Satire in the Age of Walpole (University of Exeter Press, 2016). |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8392-9672 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1976 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Artaud and the Pentagon’s “Save the Sperm and Eggs” Program
Perhaps now is the time to restage Artaud’s poem, “To Have Done with the Judgment of God,” in response to a new Pentagon program for American soldiers
Mullah Mansour's Theatrical Triumph, and Our Loss
June 01 2011 Mullah Mansour's Theatrical Triumph, and Our Loss Joel Schechter Joel Schechter Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Author and Article Information Joel Schechter Online ISSN: 1531-4715 Print ISSN: 1054-2043 ©2011 New York University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology2011 TDR/The Drama Review (2011) 55 (2 (210)): 7–8. https://doi.org/10.1162/DRAM_a_00066 Cite Icon Cite Permissions Share Icon S…
The Congress of Clowns and Other Russian Circus Acts
Subversive Laughter
The Arrest of the Anarchist Keith McHenry
Dario Fo, “Trumpets and Raspberries”
(1990). Dario Fo, “Trumpets and Raspberries”. Rethinking Marxism: Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 150-160
Politics as Theatre
From 1980 to 1988, while a former Hollywood actor served as president of United States, it became increasingly difficult for me to discuss theatre without referring to Actor in Chief. Ronald Reagan's progress from Hollywood films to White House press conferences attested to a theatricalized society which has praised politicians and office-seekers for gifts previously appreciated in actors. Reagan's rehearsals for press conferences and his relianc…
More Letters
The Power of Clowning
Durov's Pig
Moscow Diary
Improvement of Plant Material for Revegetation of Arid and Semi-Arid Regions
is to grow guayule in nurseries and transplant to the field after four months or more in the nursery beds. Field culture is similar to that of other agricultural crops, but with a lower water requirement and with emphasis on moisture control. Insects have not been a great hazard, but guayule is subject to many common diseases, especially on waterlogged soils. The rubber is contained in individual cells and hence the plant must be harvested to obt…
Desertification Processes and the Search for Solutions
This paper reviews the evidence of desertification as reported in the scientific literature by ecologists, meteorologists, hydrologists, archeologists and various other disciplines. There is not as yet full agreement as to the extent and causes of this phenomenon. World wide climatic changes have been cited as causative factors, but the influence of man is still considered by most investigators as the dominant cause, possibly exacerbating cyclic …
The German Theatre
American Dramaturgs
The dramaturg's profession, which began in eighteenth-century Germany, has only recently been instituted in the United States. During the past decade, new resident and ensemble theatres around the country have added to their staffs the first generation of American dramaturgs. Generally these dramaturgs hold the less Germanic title of Literary Manager or Literary Advisor; but like their European counterparts, they serve as criticsin-residence for …
Durov's Pig
Desertification Processes and the Search for Solutions
This paper reviews the evidence of desertification as reported in the scientific literature by ecologists, meteorologists, hydrologists, archeologists and various other disciplines. There is not as yet full agreement as to the extent and causes of this phenomenon. World wide climatic changes have been cited as causative factors, but the influence of man is still considered by most investigators as the dominant cause, possibly exacerbating cyclic …
The German Theatre
American Dramaturgs
The dramaturg's profession, which began in eighteenth-century Germany, has only recently been instituted in the United States. During the past decade, new resident and ensemble theatres around the country have added to their staffs the first generation of American dramaturgs. Generally these dramaturgs hold the less Germanic title of Literary Manager or Literary Advisor; but like their European counterparts, they serve as criticsin-residence for …
Desertification Processes and the Search for Solutions
This paper reviews the evidence of desertification as reported in the scientific literature by ecologists, meteorologists, hydrologists, archeologists and various other disciplines. There is not as yet full agreement as to the extent and causes of this phenomenon. World wide climatic changes have been cited as causative factors, but the influence of man is still considered by most investigators as the dominant cause, possibly exacerbating cyclic …
Improvement of Plant Material for Revegetation of Arid and Semi-Arid Regions
is to grow guayule in nurseries and transplant to the field after four months or more in the nursery beds. Field culture is similar to that of other agricultural crops, but with a lower water requirement and with emphasis on moisture control. Insects have not been a great hazard, but guayule is subject to many common diseases, especially on waterlogged soils. The rubber is contained in individual cells and hence the plant must be harvested to obt…
More Letters
The Power of Clowning
Durov's Pig
Moscow Diary
Politics as Theatre
From 1980 to 1988, while a former Hollywood actor served as president of United States, it became increasingly difficult for me to discuss theatre without referring to Actor in Chief. Ronald Reagan's progress from Hollywood films to White House press conferences attested to a theatricalized society which has praised politicians and office-seekers for gifts previously appreciated in actors. Reagan's rehearsals for press conferences and his relianc…
Dario Fo, “Trumpets and Raspberries”
(1990). Dario Fo, “Trumpets and Raspberries”. Rethinking Marxism: Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 150-160
The Arrest of the Anarchist Keith McHenry
Subversive Laughter
The Congress of Clowns and Other Russian Circus Acts
Mullah Mansour's Theatrical Triumph, and Our Loss
June 01 2011 Mullah Mansour's Theatrical Triumph, and Our Loss Joel Schechter Joel Schechter Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Scholar Author and Article Information Joel Schechter Online ISSN: 1531-4715 Print ISSN: 1054-2043 ©2011 New York University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology2011 TDR/The Drama Review (2011) 55 (2 (210)): 7–8. https://doi.org/10.1162/DRAM_a_00066 Cite Icon Cite Permissions Share Icon S…
Artaud and the Pentagon’s “Save the Sperm and Eggs” Program
Perhaps now is the time to restage Artaud’s poem, “To Have Done with the Judgment of God,” in response to a new Pentagon program for American soldiers
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