A University of Guelph professor has been honoured by the Canadian Association for Theatre Research (CATR).
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Professor emeritus Ric Knowles, School of English and Theatre Studies, received the 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual CATR conference, held May 27-30 in Toronto.
A prolific writer and editor, Knowles has authored or edited more than 55 special journal issues that have helped shape theatre and performance studies in Canada and internationally.
He joined U of G in 1989 after teaching theatre studies at Mount Allison University in New Brunswick.
An expert in contemporary, Canadian and intercultural theatre, Knowles has written award-winning books including The Theatre of Form and the Production of Meaning: Contemporary Canadian Dramaturgies and Reading the Material Theatre. His next book, Performing the Intercultural City, will be published soon.