Williams' or her directorial work in the theater?
Dr. Jaye Austin Williams is an acclaimed artist, scholar, and professor whose work meticulously examines the "persistently challenging predicament of Black life" through the dual lenses of dramatic performance and critical theory. Currently an and Performance Studies Specialist in the Department of Critical Black Studies at Bucknell University , she has spent her career investigating how Black playwrights theorize anti-Blackness. Bridging the Gap Between Industry and Theory jaye austin
Her writings include essays like "Radical Black Drama-as-Theory: The Black Feminist Dramatic on the Protracted Event-Horizon" (published in Theory & Event ) and critical reviews of theatrical interventions in white supremacy. Williams' or her directorial work in the theater
In 2022, she presented "Antiblackness and the Limits of Performance," where she analyzed dramatic texts to discuss the "structured animus" of anti-Blackness. Beyond the Stage Currently an and Performance Studies Specialist in the