Biography
Glenn D’Cruz teaches drama and cultural studies at Deakin University, Australia. He is the author of Sarah Kane's 4.48 Psychosis (Routledge, 2018), Teaching Postdramatic Theatre: Anxieties, Aporias and Dispositions (Palgrave, 2018) and Midnight’s Orphans: Anglo-Indians in Post/Colonial Literature (Peter Lang, 2006). He is the co-editor of Contemporary Publics: Shifting Boundaries in New Media, Technology and Culture (Palgrave, 2016) and the editor of Class Act: Melbourne Workers Theatre 1987-2007 (Vulgar Press, 2007). He has published widely in national and international journals in the areas of theatre and performance studies, cinema studies and cultural studies.
He was a member of Melbourne Workers Theatre from 2001-2007 and served as the chair of the company's committee of Management from 2001-2006. He has been a Chief Investigator on the AusStage project, funded by several ARC LIEF grants, from 2010 to the present.
He has been a visiting scholar at the Australian National University (2005) and City University New York (2018). His creative work has been performed and/or exhibited at Federation Square, Melbourne, the RMIT Gallery, Walker Street Gallery, Federation Hall, VCA and the Gertrude Street Gallery in Melbourne.
Research interests
Performance Studies
Theatre and Drama
Cultural Studies
Cinema Studies
Celebrity Studies
Postcolonialism
Affiliations
Performance Studies international (PSi)
ADSA (Australasian Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies association)
Teaching interests
ACA712 Art and the Politics of Censorship
ACP378 Out of the Ether: Group Devised Performance
ACP280: Major Performance Project: From Page to Stage
ACP207 - Practical Approaches to Dramatic Text
Knowledge areas
Postdramatic Theatre and Performance Studies
Modern and Postmodern theatre and Drama
Celebrity Studies
Postcolonial Cultural Studies
Publications
Hauntological Dramaturgy : Affects, Archives, Ethics
Glenn D'Cruz, Taylor Group
(2022), London, Eng., A1
Mixed Feelings: Autoethnography, Affect and Anglo-Indian Creative Practice
Glenn D'Cruz
(2021), pp. 391-408, Anglo-Indian Identity: Past and Present, in India and the Diaspora, Basingstoke, Eng., B1
Glenn D'Cruz
(2021), Vol. 22, pp. 61-72, Media practice and education, Abingdon, Eng., C1
Telematic dramaturgy in the time of Covid-19
Glenn D'Cruz, Rea Dennis
(2020), pp. 1-1, Digital culture and education, [Australia], C1
The politics of teaching theatre
Glenn D'Cruz
(2019), pp. 173-176, The Routledge companion to theatre and politics, Abingdon, Eng., B1
The politics of (in)decision : a hauntological reading of Dickie Beau's Re-Member Me
Glenn D’Cruz
(2019), Vol. 24, pp. 44-52, Performance research, Abingdon, Eng., C1
Agnes Heller (1929-2019) and biopolitics
David Bennett, Carolyn D'Cruz, Glenn D'Cruz, Julia Vassilieva
(2019), Vol. 99, pp. 7-32, New formations, London, Eng., C1
Teaching postdramatic theatre: anxieties, aporias and disclosures
G D'Cruz
(2018), Cham, Switzerland, A1
'Where are you coming from, sir?'
Glenn D'Cruz
(2018), pp. 152-157, Of Indian origin: writings from Australia, Hyderabad, India, B1
Breaking bad: the booing of Adam Goodes and the politics of the black sports celebrity in Australia
G D'Cruz
(2018), Vol. 9, pp. 131-138, Celebrity studies, Abingdon, Eng., C1
'"Un geste suffit"? Unpacking the inconvenient truths about Al Gore's celebrity activism
P Marshall, Glenn D'Cruz, Sharyn Mcdonald
(2018), Vol. 4, pp. 62-82, Persona studies, Burwood, Vic., C1
Glenn D'Cruz
(2018), Vol. 18, pp. 32-47, International journal of Anglo-Indian studies, Noble Park, Vic., C1
'The good Australians' Anglo-Indians, multiculturalism and cosmopolitanism
Glenn D'Cruz
(2017), pp. 201-219, The politics and culture of globalisation : India and Australia, London, Eng., B1
G D'Cruz
(2017), pp. 65-79, Ethical exchanges in translation, adaptation and dramaturgy, Leiden, The Netherlands, B1
G D'Cruz
(2017), Vol. 8, pp. 409-423, Celebrity studies, Abingdon, Eng., C1
G D'Cruz
(2017), Senses of Cinema, Melbourne, Vic, C1
Dancing Dandenong: the poetics of spatial politics
D De Bruyn, G D'Cruz, S Mcleod, S McIntyre
(2016), pp. 77-95, Contemporary publics: shifting boundaries in new media, technology and culture, Basingstoke, Eng., B1
The beach beneath the street: art and counterpublics
G D'Cruz
(2016), pp. 17-26, Contemporary publics : shifting boundaries in new media, technology and culture, Berlin, Germany, B1
Sonic technologies of postmodernity and the grain of the voice in Robert Lepage's Lipsynch
G D'Cruz
(2016), Vol. 15, pp. 1-12, Body, space and technology journal, West London, Eng., C1
Migrant mobilities: cruel optimism and the case of A.J. D'Cruz
G D'Cruz
(2016), pp. 84-110, Australasian drama studies, Bundoora, Vic., C1
Contemporary publics: shifting boundaries in new media, technology and culture
P Marshall, G D'Cruz, S McDonald, K Lee
(2016), Basingstoke, Eng., A7
Migrant mobilities: cruel optimism and the case of AJ D'Cruz
G D'Cruz
(2016), RMIT Design Hub, level 1, multipurpose room, J2
He's not there: Velvet Goldmine and the spectres of David Bowie
G D'Cruz
(2015), pp. 259-273, Enchanting David Bowie : space/time/body/memory, New York, N.Y., B1
G D'Cruz, N Weerakkody
(2015), pp. 142-151, Media International Australia, North Ryde, N.S.W, C1
I me mine: Artistic self/artistic persona
G D'Cruz
(2015), Vol. 1, pp. 1-1, Persona Studies, Melbourne, Vic., J2
The man who mistook Marat for Sade: 'living' memory and the video archive
G D'Cruz
(2014), pp. 155-176, Australasian drama studies, Bundoora, Vic., C1
Darkly dreaming (in) authenticity : the self/persona opposition in Dexter
G D'Cruz
(2014), Vol. 17, pp. 1-10, M/C journal : a journal of media and culture, Brisbane, Qld., C1
6 things I know about Geminoid F, or what I think about when I think about android theatre
G D'Cruz
(2014), pp. 272-288, Australasian drama studies, Melbourne, Vic., C1
'Even the Ghost was more than one person': Hauntology and Authenticity in Todd Haynes' I'm Not There
C D'Cruz, G D'Cruz
(2013), Vol. 17, pp. 315-330, Film-Philosophy, Edinburgh, U. K., C1
Occupy this: a dialogic derive
G D'Cruz, D de Bruyn
(2013), pp. 1-3, ISEA 2013 : Resistance is futile : Proceedings of the 2013 International Symposium on Electronic Arts, Sydney, NSW, E1
G D'Cruz
(2012), pp. 234-236, Staging the audience : the Sydney front, Sydney, N.S.W., B1
Letter to a dead playwright : daily grind, Vicki Reynolds, and archive fever
G D'Cruz
(2012), Vol. 28, pp. 122-132, New theatre quarterly, London, England, C1
Click if you like this, or OCCUPY as spectacle : a technological derive
G D'Cruz, D de Bruyn
(2012), pp. 106-118, 2012 Transdisciplinary Imaging Conference Proceedings, Melbourne, Vic., E1-1
Click if you like this or occupy as spectacle : situationism and a technological derive
G D'Cruz, D de Bruyn
(2012), Federation Hall, Melbourne, Vic., J1
Teaching/directing 4.48 psychosis
G D'Cruz
(2010), Vol. 57, pp. 99-114, Australasian drama studies, Bundoora, Vic., C1
Differances, authenticity and hauntology in Todd Haynes' I'm not there
G D'Cruz
(2010), pp. 1-15, Proceedings of Film-Philosophy III : The Third Annual Conference of Film and Philosophy, Warwick, England., E1
The body of Christ : blasphemy as a necessary transgression
C D`Cruz, G D`Cruz
(2008), pp. 93-101, Negotiating the sacred II : blasphemy and sacrilege in the arts, Canberra, A.C.T., B1
Voices of dissent in the age of emperor Kennett
H Glow, K Johanson, G D'Cruz
(2007), pp. 174-185, Class act: Melbourne workers theatre 1987-2007, Carlton North, Vic., B1
Where Are You Coming From, Sir?
G D`Cruz
(2007), pp. 127-144, Visibly different: face, place and race in Australia, Bern, Switzerland, B1
Class act : Melbourne Workers Theatre 1987-2007
G D'Cruz
(2007), pp. 8-15, Class Act: Melbourne Workers Theatre 1987-2007, Carlton North, Vic, B1
Anglo-Indians in Hollywood, Bollywood and arthouse cinema
G D'Cruz
(2007), Vol. 28, pp. 55-68, Journal of intercultural studies, London, England, C1
Midnight's orphans : anglo-indians in post/colonial literature
G D'Cruz
(2006), Bern, Switzerland, A1
A passage from India - Anglo Indians in Victoria : a community gallery exhibition
K Butler, G D'Cruz, M de Souza, R Johnson, Z Philips
(2004), Immigration Museum, Melbourne, Vic., J1
My two left feet: the problem of Anglo-Indian sterotypes in post-independence Indo-English fiction
G D`Cruz
(2003), Vol. 38, pp. 105-123, Journal of commonwealth literature, Oxford, England, C1
"Stepford" criticism: "Subversive Acts" and resistance in post-colonial drama
G D'cruz
(1998), Vol. 33, pp. 1-14, Journal of commonwealth literature, London, Eng., C1-1
Funded Projects at Deakin
Other Funding Sources
AusStage Phase 4: Harnessing collective intelligence and pioneering new visual methodologies for innovative research into Australian live performance
Prof Julie Holledge, A/Prof Glenn D'Cruz
ARC LIEF - Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities Program
- 2012: $12,000
- 2010: $12,000
AusStage Phase 5: researching Australian live performance ¿ global markets, national cultures, aesthetic transmission
Prof Julian Meyrick, Prof John Roddick, Prof Julie Holledge, Dr Jonathan Bollen, A/Prof Joanne Tompkins, Prof Veronica Kelly, Dr Maryrose Casey, Ms Nanette Hassall, Dr Shona Erskine, Prof Rachel Fensham, A/Prof Peter Eckersall, A/Prof Denise Varney, A/Prof Glenn D'Cruz, Dr Helena Grehan, Dr Gillian Arrighi, Dr David Watt, Dr Bree Hadley, Dr Sandra Gattenhof, Dr Margaret Hamilton, Dr Meg Mumford, Dr Bryoni Trezise, Prof Peta Tait, Dr Delyse Ryan, Antonietta Morgillo, Prof Frode Helland, Mr Christopher Smith, Mr Robert Brookman
ARC LIEF - Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities Program
- 2014: $12,000
AusStage Phase 6 Visualising Venues in Australian Live Performance Research
A/Prof Glenn D'Cruz, Prof Julian Meyrick, A/Prof Joanne Tompkins, Prof Rachel Fensham, Dr Maryrose Casey, Dr Gillian Arrighi, Dr Jonathan Marshall, Prof John O'Toole, Dr Bree Hadley, Dr Ian Maxwell, Dr Caroline Wake, Prof Peta Tait, Dr Margaret Hamilton, Ms Janine Barrand
ARC LIEF - Linkage Infrastructure Equipment & Facilities Program, The Flinders University of South Australia
- 2019: $8,999
- 2017: $39,000
Supervisions
. Su Hnin Htut Aung
Thesis entitled: Representation of Ghosts and Spirits in East and Southeast Asian Cinema
Master of Arts, School of Communication and Creative Arts
Megan Gaye Beckwith
Thesis entitled: Perceptions and Dimensions: Towards a Stereoscopic Choreography
Doctor of Philosophy, School of Communication and Creative Arts
Gorkem Acaroglu
Thesis entitled: The Status and Function of Inanimate 'Object-Actors' in Cyborg Theatre
Doctor of Philosophy, School of Communication and Creative Arts
David Adamson
Thesis entitled: A Dramaturgy of Autobiographical Fragments: Theatre, Autobiography, and Walter Benjamin
Doctor of Philosophy, School of Communication and Creative Arts
Marc Metzger
Thesis entitled: The Killing Shed: Building Performance from Pieces of Self
Doctor of Philosophy, School of Communication and Creative Arts
Wendy Jennifer Beatty
Thesis entitled: Contemporary Photographic Landscape Practices and the Affective Gaze
Doctor of Philosophy, School of Communication and Creative Arts
Ania Walwicz
Thesis entitled: horse: a psychodramatic enactment of a fairytale
Doctor of Philosophy, School of Communication and Creative Arts
Benice Spark
Thesis entitled: Ethics, Literature and Political Philosophy: Don DeLillo, Badiou and Arendt
Doctor of Philosophy, School of Communication and Creative Arts