The Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE) has recognized Ryan Donovan, assistant professor of Theater Studies, and Esther Kim Lee, Frances Hill Fox Professor of Theater Studies, with their 2024 Outstanding Book Award.
The ATHES Outstanding Book Award recognizes books that demonstrate complex and critical engagement with dramatic texts, performances, histories, theories, practices and/or pedagogies. A maximum of five awards are given per year.
Donovan, who is vice president and co-founder of the International Society for the Study of Musicals, was recognized for his book “Broadway Bodies: A Critical History of Conformity,” published in 2023.
Lee was awarded the Distinction for Scholarly Achievement for her book “Made-Up Asians: Yellowface During the Exclusion Era,” published in 2022. Lee had previously received the Distinguished Scholar Award from the American Society for Theatre Research in 2023.
The Outstanding Book Awards were presented at the ATHES 2024 Conference, themed “Revisioning the Story,” which took place from August 1 to 4 in Atlanta, Georgia.