Patrick Duggan

Patrick Duggan is an Associate Professor of Performance and Culture at Northumbria University, serving as Head of Film, Media, Theatre and Performance since March 2020. He holds a PhD in Arts (general) from 2009 and has held academic posts at the Universities of Surrey, Exeter, and Northampton. His research focuses on contemporary performance, trauma, urban resilience, and political performances. He is series editor of Playtext and the 'The City' section of Liminalities: A Journal of Performance Studies.

Education:

• PhD in Arts (General), Awarded 2009

Research Interests:

• Performance in crisis contexts and urban living
• Resilience strategies in cultural practices
• Trauma and ethics in performance
• Political and interdisciplinary performance studies

Awards:

• Challenge Coin (2019)
• TaPRA Life Member (2022)

Grants & Projects:

• PI of AHRC/UKRI-funded project Social Distancing and Reimagining City Life (2020–2021)
• Co-authoring monographs on Performance, Place and Crisis (2024) and Rethinking Resilience: Performance Practices of Contemporary New Orleans (2023)

Labs/Teams: Collaborations include the Performing City Resilience project, exploring performance and urban resilience.