Member Profile
Name:
Ben Hall
Institution:
University of Glasgow
Academic status:
Student
Main discipline:
Performance Studies
Additional disciplines:
Cultural Studies
Science Studies
Science Studies
Other societies:
Research interests:
My PhD explores how the human-animal boundary was staged and experienced within Victorian freakshows, examining acts such as Julia Pastrana, Jo-Jo the Dog-Faced Boy and Joseph Merrick the Elephant Man. I am interested in Victorian understandings of species and how these relate to theatre and performance studies.