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Holley Vaughn is a Principal Lecturer in the Department of Communication Studies at the University of North Texas, where she also serves as the Managing Director of the Black Box Theatre. Her academic and artistic work centers on performance as a critical and cultural practice, with strong interdisciplinary ties to communication, gender, and rhetorical studies.
Education:
- Ph.D. in Communication Studies (Performance Studies concentration), Louisiana State University, December 2012
- M.A. in Communication Studies (Performance Studies concentration), University of North Texas, May 2005
- B.A. in Communication Studies, University of North Texas, 2001
Her research interests include Performance and Culture, Performance as Critical Praxis, Tourism, Historiography, Hauntology, Performance Art, Narrative Theory, Ethnography, Gender and Queer Studies, Rhetoric, and Nationalism. These areas reflect a deep engagement with performative practices as tools for social critique, historical inquiry, and cultural storytelling. Her scholarship sits at the intersection of performance theory, identity, and socio-political discourse.
Holley Vaughn teaches courses such as COMM 2060: Performance of Literature, COMM 3760: Performance Methods, COMM 4869: Performance, Culture and Tourism, and COMM 3260: Storytelling. These courses emphasize embodied knowledge, narrative construction, and the cultural significance of performance across diverse contexts.
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Holley Vaughn advises students in performance and communication studies, though specific advisees are not listed. She leads the Black Box Theatre, contributing to both academic instruction and experiential learning in performance. There is no mention of grants or funded research projects in the available information.
She is actively involved in performance-based academic leadership through her role as Managing Director of the Black Box Theatre, which serves as a creative and experimental space for students and faculty to explore innovative performance practices.
