Project Support
For Facing Backlash: Performance in the Age of Reactionary Politics:
Funding and Other Support:
- Connection Grant, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
- Knowledge Mobilization Grant, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
- York Research Chair in Theatre and Performance History
- York Research Chair in Art, Technology, and Global Activism
- Research @ York (RAY) program
- Funding for Scholarly Events & Outreach Activities (YorkU)
- AMPD Minor Research Grant
Institutional Support:
- Department of Theatre, Dance, and Performance
- Graduate Program in Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies
- Sensorium – Centre for Digital Arts and Technology (YorkU)
- AMPD DEDI committee
- Centre for Human Rights, Equity, and Inclusion (YorkU
- Intermission Magazine
Special Thanks:
- Eric Armstrong
- Dean Sarah Bay-Cheng
- Sierra Bonavota
- Ian Cartwright
- Christina Cicko
- Ann-Mei Côté-Sergerie
- Kyle Derry
- Lexa Edelstein
- Diane Flacks
- Karen Fricker
- Mackenzie Hall
- Zach Kale
- Judy Karacs
- Olga Korolyuk
- Niki Landau
- Helen Lee
- Liam Lockhart-Rush
- Jayna Mees
- Aimée Mitchell
- Sarah Parsons
- Mary Pecchia
- Katherine Russell
- Cydney Watson
- Victor Wolters
- Wendy Wong
General Project and Past Activities:
This project benefits from the generous support of the following funding bodies:
- York Research Chair (Tier II) in Theatre and Performance History (2020-2025);
- SSHRC Connection Grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Council of Canada;
- SSHRC Exchange Grant from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada;
- Aid to Scholarly Conferences and Events grant from the Vice Provost, Research at York University;
- Indigenous Scholarly Events and Outreach Activities, York University;
- Office of the Dean of the School of the Arts, Media, Performance, and Design, York University;
- Minor Research Creation Grant from the School of the Arts, Media, Performance and Design, York University;
- York University Small Research Grant.
Special thanks to:
- Mary Pecchia and Christina Cicko in the Department of Theatre & Performance for administrative support
- Why Not Theatre
- Eric Armstrong
- Rebecca Caines
- Ann-Mei Côté-Sergerie
- Kate Counsel
- Robert Follows
- Miriam Fernandes
- Becky Gold
- Judy Karacs
- Charles Ketchabaw
- Jacquie Lazar
- Laura Levin
- Jayna Mees
- Aimée Mitchell
- Vesna Micic
- Kelly Read
- Cali Schlosser
- Hannah Smith
- Cydney Watson
- Victor Wolters
