Le'Mil Eiland
Assistant Professor
Sch of Theatre Dance and Film
Office
CVA Center For The Visual Arts 214f
Office Hours
Center of Visual Arts (CVA) 0214
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- About
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Biography
Le’Mil L. Eiland, PhD. (Theatre and Performance Studies, University of Pittsburgh) is an Assistant Professor of Theatre History at Illinois State University. As an interdisciplinary scholar, he studies and researches at the intersections of black cultural production, theatre history, and performance theory. Specifically, he examines the reproduction of historical processes in black culture across geography and time. Eiland also works as a director and acting coach.
Current Courses
154.001Introduction To Black Drama And Theatre
376.001Theatre History I
376.002Theatre History I
486.001Theatre History I
486.002Theatre History I
Teaching Interests & Areas
Historiography
Dramatic Analysis
Performance Theory
Research Interests & Areas
Cultural Production
Black Studies
Cultural Studies
Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
PhD Theatre and Performance Studies
University of Pitsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
MA Theatre History, Criticism, and Literature
Illinois State University
Normal, IL
Bachelor of Arts African American Studies
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York
Presentations
A Calculus on Migration. American Studies Association. (2024)
The Black Archives: Rupturing Historiography. American Society of Theatre Research. (2023)