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Le'Mil Eiland

Assistant Professor
School of Theatre and Dance
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 history process in black culture across geography and time. Eiland also works as a director and acting coach.

Current Courses

103.004Fundamentals Of Theatre I

376.001Theatre History I

376.002Theatre History I

Teaching Interests & Areas

Theatre History
Theatre Fundamentals
Black Theatre and Performance

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

The Black Archives: Rupturing Historiography. American Society of Theatre Research. (2023)