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First Name
Elaine
Last Name
McGirr
Affiliation
University of Bristol
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Keywords
eighteenth-century Britain, theatre history, women's history, art and politics
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Elaine McGirr is a Reader in Theatre & Performance Histories at the University of Bristol. Her work explores the interconnections of the state and the stage in Restoration and eighteenth-century Britain; the centrality of the theatre to public (and private) life; and the development of celebrity culture in the eighteenth century.

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Expertise by Geography
United Kingdom
Expertise by Chronology
18th century
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