Elisabeth Massana Vidal

Elisabeth Massana Vidal is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures and English Studies, University of Barcelona. She is a researcher at ADHUC—Research Center for Theory, Gender, and Sexuality, and contributes to the project 'Gender, Affect and Care in Twenty-First Century British Theatre' (PID2021-126448NA-I00). She serves on the editorial board of Lectora: Journal of Women and Textuality and co-convenes the Theatre and Performance Research Association (TaPRA) working group 'Performance, Identity & Community.'

Education

• BA in English Language and Literature from Universitat de Barcelona
• MA in Construction and Representation of Cultural Identities
• PhD in Linguistic, Literary, and Cultural Studies

Her research focuses on intersections between contemporary British theatre, queer theories, feminisms, postcolonial cultures, and ethics of care. Current projects explore trans* kinship structures, reproductive labor, and affective economies in 21st-century British drama. She has published extensively on playwrights like debbie tucker green and Travis Alabanza.

Research Trends: Recent publications examine queer archival practices, feminist critiques of reproductive work, nomadic spectatorship in post-9/11 theatre, and trans* dramaturgical resistance. Key themes include care ethics in performance, postcolonial temporalities, and gender-based activism in contemporary theatre.

Projects & Affiliations

• Co-investigator, 'Gender, Affect and Care in Twenty-First Century British Theatre' (PID2021-126448NA-I00)
• Co-investigator, 'British Theatre in the Twenty-First Century: Crisis, Affect, Community' (FFI2016-75443)
• Member, Contemporary British Theatre Barcelona (CBTBarcelona) GRC
• Member, Consolidated Research Group 'Creació i Pensament de les Dones'

Teaching: She has taught courses on postcolonial cultures, 20th/21st-century English literatures, and English theatre at the University of Barcelona, UNED, and Campus ESART Barcelona-Bath Spa University.