威廉J. Doan
WYOMISSING,爸爸. ——威廉·J. Doan – 宾州州立大学桂冠获得者 for the 2019–20 academic year, professor of 剧院 in the College of 艺术s and Architecture, and 艺术ist-in-residence in the College of Nursing – will bring “The “焦虑的项目” to 宾州州立银行 on Monday, 9月. 下午12:15.m. in Room 121, Gaige Technology and Business Innovations Building. This presentation is free and open to the public.
Doan’s work explores the intersections of 艺术, science and health through interactive experiences that address issues of living with anxiety and depression. His presentation will draw from “焦虑项目,” which includes over 400 drawings, four graphic medicine publications in the Annals of Internal Medicine, 还有现场表演. He will explore what it’s like to live with anxiety and depression, using a combination of personal experience and research into the complex world of mental health.
Doan is a past president of the Association for Theatre in Higher Education and was recently inducted into the College of Fellows of the American Theatre. In addition to 艺术icles in scholarly journals, Doan has co-authored three books and several plays. He has created solo performance projects at a variety of venues across the United States and abroad. His current work includes a new performance piece, "Frozen in the Toilet Paper Aisle of Life," p艺术 of a larger "焦虑项目."
Doan discusses his work in “焦虑项目” in this short video:
威廉J. Doan – 宾州州立大学桂冠获得者 for the 2019–20 academic year, professor of 剧院 in the College of 艺术s and Architecture, and 艺术ist-in-residence in the College of Nursing – will bring “The “焦虑的项目” to 宾州州立银行.
“艺术的交叉点, science and health are the spaces in which I make performances and graphic narratives, often blending the two into live performances with drawings,Doan解释道. “对我来说, it is in these spaces where critical questions of aesthetics, ethics and representation lead to sustained collaborations with other 艺术ists, 科学家们, health care professionals and audiences. … Whether these questions have to do with class, 比赛, 性别, 教育, 环境或, 最近, living with anxiety and depression, my commitment to a collaborative approach to making innovative work is what activates me.”
Doan notes that his current position as 艺术ist-in-residence in the College of Nursing has considerably expanded his opportunities for cross-disciplinary collaboration and that he will build on those opportunities in his laureate year through work with nursing programs at the Commonwealth Campuses.
For additional information about the presentation, 联系珍妮·罗斯, 英语副教授, 电话:610-396-6213或电子邮件 (电子邮件保护).
关于 宾州州立大学桂冠获得者
An annual faculty honor established in 2008, the 宾州州立大学桂冠获得者 is a full-time faculty member in the 艺术s or humanities who is assigned half-time for one academic year to bring greater visibility to the 艺术s, 人文与大学, as well as to his or her own work. 在这个角色中, the laureate is a highly visible representative of the University, appearing at events and speaking engagements throughout the commonwealth. Doan succeeds 2018–19 宾州州立大学桂冠获得者 John Champagne, professor of English and chair of the Global Languages and Cultures program at Penn State Erie, 贝伦德学院.
