Dennis Kennedy#
| Membership Number: | 2234 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | LITERARY & THEATRICAL STUDIES |
| Elected: | 2004 |
| Main Country of Residence: | IRELAND |
| Homepage(s): | http://people.tcd.ie/Profile?Username=dkennedy |
Present and Previous Positions
- 1995 - 2006 Trinity College Dublin, Samuel Beckett Professor of Drama and Theatre Studies (inaugural holder of endowed chair, now emeritus)
- 1983 - 1988 University of Pittsburgh, Professor of Theatre Arts, 1988-1996; Associate Professor of Theatre Arts
- 1970 - 1983 Grand Valley State University, Michigan, Assistant and Associate Professor of English with joint appointment in Performing Arts Center
- 1972 Ph.D. in English Literature, University of California, Santa Barbara
Fields of Scholarship
- Theatre and performance studies
- History of theatre, from late 19th century to present
- Theatre and performance theory
- Theatre and practice of scenography
Honours and Awards
- 2005 Member, Royal Irish Academy
- 2004 Member, Academia Europaea
- 1998 Fellow of Trinity College Dublin
- 1994 Chancellor’s Distinguished Research Award, University of Pittsburgh
- 1993 George Freedley Award, presented by the Theatre Library Association for “outstanding contribution to the literature of the theatre” for Looking at Shakespeare
- 1985 George Freedley Award for Granville Barker and the Dream of Theatre
- 1977 Office for Advanced Drama Research award for playwriting
