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LSU Theatre to host book signing for "Medea's
Daughters"
October 13, 2003
Jennifer Cavenaugh, an assistant professor in both the LSU Department
of Theater and Women and Gender Studies, will be signing copies
of her latest book, "Medea's Daughters: Forming and Performing
the Woman Who Kills," Wednesday, Oct. 22, at 4:30 p.m. in the
Reilly Theatre on LSU's campus.
A reception will follow and those interested should RSVP to Adam
Miller at 225/578-3533.
"Medea's Daughters" explores the legal, cultural and
dramatic representations of six accused murderesses and looks at
how English-speaking society responded to and controlled anxiety
over female transgressions. The woman who kills, in particular the
woman who kills a member of her own family, has not only broken
the law, she has also violated gender expectations.
The book centers around six women - including Lizzie Borden, Susan
Smith and Louise Woodward - whose murder trials caught the attention
of their respective cultures.
Cavenaugh received her master of fine arts degree in dramaturgy
from Brooklyn College and her Ph.D. in theater history and criticism
from the University of Washington. She has published articles in
Theatre Notebook, The New England Journal of Theatre, Theatre History
Studies, Modern Drama and American Drama.
She has also published chapters in anthologies including "Passing
Performances: Queer Readings of Leading Players in the American
Theatre and (Dis)Placing Classical Greek Theater."
She is the senior dramaturg for the Depot Theater in Westport,
N.Y., and is also a member of the Actors Equity Association.
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