This summer, I attempted to find correlations between the productions and popularity of LGBTQ+ centric theatre and homonationalist rhetoric in the American political sphere. This project was primarily secondary research, meaning I worked predominantly with existing works of scholarship and extrapolated from there. At the beginning of the summer, I was concerned that this project…
Author: Julia Kreutzer
Communicating Sensitive or Often Misunderstood Research
Theatre-based research is significantly misunderstood by the broader academic community; I, myself, had no idea there was even research to be done in this field before I met students in the department and discussed their projects. Because of this, I think it is important to begin with explaining what theatrical research achieves on the whole….
Utilizing Exposure to Various Mediums to Support a Single Project
The biggest draw to the Brackenridge fellowship, I believe, is the exposure to a diverse group of engaged researchers across every discipline. My research is fairly niche and specific to my individual academic and personal interests; because of this I have very limited experience with research in other fields and focuses. As someone who is…
Julia Kreutzer – Investigating the Presence of Homonationalism in Contemporary American Theatre
Hi all! My name is Julia Kreutzer and I use she/her pronouns. I’m a rising senior double majoring in English writing on the nonfiction track and political science with a minor in theatre arts. During the pandemic, my obsession with the Food Network culminated in my picking up cooking again, and now, food has become…