Document Type
Response or Comment
Publication Date
3-1-2009
Abstract
In 2007, Routledge published Theory for Performance Studies as part of its Theory 4 series, listing Philip Auslander as author. When, in August, The Chronicle of Higher Education revealed that much of the book was lifted word-for-word from the template for the series, Theory for Religious Studies by Timothy K. Beal and William E. Deal, TDR editor Richard Schechner convened via email and phone conversations a “TDR Forum,” asking leaders in the field to respond to the book and the series. Schechner and other respondents address issues of plagiarism, corporate takeovers of academic publishing, and the dumbing down of performance studies, asking why a notable scholar such as Auslander would undertake such an egregious piece of “scholarship.” Deal and Beal answer some questions put to them by Schechner, and Routledge's Claire L'Enfant and Talia Rodgers offer their perspectives.
Keywords
drama review, performance studies, performance studies--theory
Publication Title
TDR/The Drama Review
Rights
© 2009 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Recommended Citation
Richard Schechner, Timothy K. Beal, William E. Deal, Talia Rodgers, Claire L'Enfant, Judith Butler, Marvin Carlson, Tracy C. Davis, David Savran, Shannon Jackson, Branislav Jakovljevic, Jill Dolan, Phillip Zarrilli, W.B. Worthen, Joseph Roach, Peggy Phelan; Concerning Theory for Performance Studies. TDR/The Drama Review 2009; 53: 1 (201), 7–46. doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/dram.2009.53.1.7