Clare Finburgh Delijani

Clare Finburgh Delijani is Professor in the Department of Theatre and Performance at Goldsmiths, University of London, where she serves as Deputy Director of the Centre for Comparative Literature. Her research examines French, Francophone, and UK theatre through lenses of social, global, and climate justice, with a focus on postcolonial identities and colonial legacies.

Education:

• PhD French Studies, University College London
• Diplôme d’Études Avancées en Lettres Modernes, Université de Toulouse II
• Maîtrise en Lettres Modernes, Université de Toulouse II
• BA Hons. French and German, University of Manchester

Her current Leverhulme-funded project (2023-2026) investigates postcolonial theatre in France and its overseas territories, analyzing works by artists including Marine Bachelot Nguyen and Dieudonné Niangouna to explore how colonial histories shape contemporary racial and social dynamics. She specializes in broadening theatre curricula to reflect global performance traditions.

Publications consistently engage with war spectacle, postcolonial critique, and ecological theatre, trending toward interdisciplinary analyses of power, identity, and historical memory. Key themes include the weaponization of spectacle, decolonial performance practices, and environmental reinterpretations of theatrical traditions.

Awards & Grants:

• Leverhulme Major Research Fellowship (2023-2026)
• AHRC Grant: 'Reviewing Spectacle: The Pasts, Presents and Futures of the Situationist International in Performance'

She serves on the editorial board of Théâtre/Public, translates French plays, and works as a dramaturg for cross-cultural productions. Her professional practice bridges academic research and artistic creation.