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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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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

477.001Professional Seminar In Theatre Studies

377.001Theatre History II

377.002Theatre History II

487.001Theatre History II

487.002Theatre History II

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)