LAINE ZISMAN NEWMAN EDUCATION 2013-June 2018 PhD, Drama, Theatre & Performance Studies, UofT Collaborative programs: Sexual Diversity Studies, Women and Gender Studies 2011-2013 Masters of Fine Arts, Documentary Media, Ryerson University 2009-2010 Masters of Arts, Drama, University of Toronto 2005-2009 Bachelor of Arts Honours, Theatre, Philosophy (minor), University of Guelph PUBLICATIONS Edited Journals and Volumes Feminist, Eh? Women in Pop Culture in Canada, Laine Zisman Newman, Ed. Vancouver: Canadian Scholar / Women’s Press. (Forthcoming February 2020) Queerly Canadian (Revised and updated 2nd Edition), co-editor with Scott Rayter, Canadian Scholar (forthcoming 2020) “Equity in Theatre.” Guest Editor, with Rebecca Burton, Special Issue, Canadian Theatre Review. Winter 2016 Scholarly & Peer-Reviewed Articles “The Lesbian rush: Making time in The Magic Hour.” Theatre Research in Canada / Recherches théâtrales au Canada. February 2019. “Introduction: Equity in Theatre.” Canadian Theatre Review. Co-authored with Rebecca Burton. Winter 2016. “Staging the Queer Woman’s Body: (Re)Viewing Dirty Plotz.” SQS: Journal of Queer Studies in Finland. 1-2. 2015. “Absent, Invisible & Incoherent: Archiving Queer Women’s Performance Futurities.” Canadian Theatre Review. 163. (Summer 2015). “Liquid Lead: Negotiating the First Dance as a Queer Wedding Ritual” Dance, Movement, and Spiritualties. 1.2 (2014): 283-294. (Peer Reviewed). "Queer Women’s Performance Symposium: Introduction" Canadian Theatre Review. 149 (2012): 64-72. (Invited Contribution). Zisman Newman 2 Book Chapters “‘What’s the big deal??’: Reflecting on Queer and Feminist Porn Studies.” Let's Teach About Sex: Sexuality(ies) & Higher Education. University of Toronto Press. (Currently under review). Zisman Newman, Laine. “Motherless Bad Girl/Bad Girl Mother” Orphan Black: Sestras, Scorpions, and Crazy Science, edited by Janet Croft and Alyson Buckman, McFarland and Company, 2018 (forthcoming). Zisman Newman, “Proudly Welcoming: Is Diversity in the Queer Theatre Community by Invitation Only?” in Queer Theatre and Performance in Canada Volume: NECT 8 (PCP), Peter Dickinson, Chris Gatchalian, Kathleen Oliver and Dalbir Singh (ed). June 2018. Zisman Newman, “The Space Left Behind: An Introduction to Donna-Michelle St. Bernard’s Give It Up.” Q2Q: Queer Canadian Performance Texts. Playwrights Canada Press, June 2018. Zisman Newman, “‘Tumbling out of this dead old vagina’: Rageful Origins & Myths in Dirty Plotz,” in Queer/Women/Play An Anthology of Contemporary Canadian Plays and Performance, edited by Moynan King. Playwrights Canada Press, 2017 98-102. Reviews Review of Performance and the Global City, D.J. Hopkins (Editor), Kim Solga (Editor), Theatre Research International. Review of This Much is True: 14 Directors on Documentary Filmmaking, by James Quinn, Studies in Documentary Film. April 2014. Non-Peer Reviewed & Professional Publications “When She’s Gone.” Gatherings 2, Chapbook Series. Jackson’s Creek Press. (Forthcoming 2019) Zisman Newman, Laine, lee williams boudakian & Anoushka Ratnarajah. “Dispatch: Q2Q: A Symposium on Queer Theatre and Performance in Canada.” Alt. Theatre. (Fall 2016). “Equity in Theatre: Launching A New Canadian Initiative.” Co-authored with Rebecca Burton, 2014 TCG National Conference: Crossing Borders {Survive| Thrive} blog salon curated by Caridad Svich. TCG Circle. July 2014. Zisman, Dovid. “A Spark of Freedom.” Able Muse Journal: Special Translation Issue. Trans. Laine Zisman Newman & Shifra Zisman. Ed. Charles Martin. 17. (Summer 2014). “Charles Bonnet (Or Life isn’t Wine and Roses).” Rusty Toque. 5. (2013). http://www.therustytoque.com/drama-laine-zisman-newman.html. Online Journal. What the F**K Are You Doing? Editor, Website Designer & Co-Creator with Sky Gilbert & The Cabaret Company. http://wtfryd.com/ Zisman Newman 3 GRANTS, AWARDS, & HONOURS Academic Awards & Honours 2018 Course Instructor Teaching Excellence Award, University of Toronto 2018 Jack Hallam UC'52 Graduate Scholarship in Sexual Diversity Studies 2016-2017 Mellon Graduate Fellowship, South-North Project 2013-2018 Jackman Humanities Institute Junior Fellow 2013-2018 University of Toronto Fellowship 2015 David Rayside Graduate Students Award 2012 Ontario Graduate Scholarship 2011 Ryerson Graduate Scholarship (RGS) 2011 Ryerson Graduate Award (RGA) (declined) 2009 University of Toronto Fellowship 2009 University of Guelph: Graduated with Distinction 2005-2009 University of Guelph: Four year standing on Dean’s Honours List 2005-2007 Queen Elizabeth Aiming for The Top Scholarship 2005 University of Guelph: Scholarship for Academic Achievement Project & Research Grants 2018 Heather McCallum Scholarship, CATR/ACRT, A Spark of Freedom': Archiving and Activating Intergenerational Trauma Through Creative Practice 2016 Good Ideas Fund, Queer Camp: A Queer Reading Retreat, Hart House 2016 Sexual Diversity Engagement Project Grant: Queer Camp: A Queer Reading Retreat 2016 Sexual Diversity Studies Conference Travel Grant 2016 Sexual Diversity Studies Conference Research Grant 2016 Centre for Drama, Theatre & Performance Studies, Travel Grant 2014-2016 Jackman Humanities Institute Working Group Grant 2015 SSHRC Connections Grant, Recommended for Funding, Festival of Original Theatre 2015 Good Ideas Fund, Festival of Original Theatre, Hart House 2015 Sexual Diversity Studies Conference Travel Grant 2015 Graduate Engagement Award, Sexual Diversity Studies, Sex Salon Lecture Series 2014 Sexual Diversity Studies Conference Travel Grant 2014 Graduate Engagement Award, Sexual Diversity Studies, Conference Organization 2014 Dean’s Student Initiative Fund 2013/2014 Graduate Centre for Drama, Theatre & Performance Studies Travel Grant 2013 Sexual Diversity Studies Conference Travel Grant Zisman Newman 4 UNIVERSITY APPOINTMENTS 2017-Present Sessional Lecturer, University of Toronto 2018-Present contract Lecturer, University of Waterloo 2018 Sessional Faculty, McMaster University TEACHING & RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Instructor 2019 Public Speaking, University of Waterloo 2019 Transnational Feminism and Digital Media, University of Toronto 2019 Stage to Screen, University of Toronto Mississauga 2019 Performance and Society, McMaster University 2018 Communication in the Sciences (SCCOM 100), University of Waterloo 2018 Interpersonal Communication (SPCOM 100), University of Waterloo 2018 Sexual Aesthetics / Sexual Representation (SDS470H1), University of Toronto 2018 Gender and Popular Culture (WGS 271Y), University of Toronto 2018 Queer Popular Culture (SDS379H1S), University of Toronto 2017 Queer Theatre/Queer Theory (DRM387H1F), University of Toronto 2017 History & Sexualities (UNI255) (Co-Instructor), University of Toronto 2016 History & Sexualities (UNI255) (Co-Instructor), University of Toronto Guest Lectures 2017 Senior Thesis (DRM485Y1). Theory as Activism, Writing as Protest, UofT 2016 The City and the Theatre (DRM386). “You’re Not My Target Audience.” UofT 2015 Landmarks in Canadian Theatre: Equity in Theatre, Ryerson University 2014 Landmarks in Canadian Theatre: Queer Canadian Performance. Ryerson University. 2014 Theories of Sexuality: The Foundations (SDS354): Valerie Traub’s "The Psychomorphology of the Clitoris." University of Toronto. 2013 Queerly Canadian (UNI325): “Jess Dobkin: Performance Art, Visibility & Queer Women on Stage.” University of Toronto. 2013 The City and the Theatre (DRM386). “You’re Not My Target Audience.” University of Toronto. Teaching Assistantships 2013-2018 Teaching Assistant, University of Toronto History & Sexualities (SDS255) 2014-2018 Teaching Assistant, University of Toronto Introduction to HIV/AIDS (JSU237) Zisman Newman 5 2014-2018 Teaching Assistant, University of Toronto Queerly Canadian (UNI325) 2017 Teaching Assistant, University of Toronto Introduction to Media Studies (MDSA01) 2016/2017 Teaching Assistant, University of Toronto Senior Thesis (DRM485Y1) 2016 Teaching Assistant, University of Toronto Mississauga Modern & Contemporary Theatre and Drama (DRE122H) 2015 Teaching Assistant, University of Toronto Theories of Acting (DRM 388H1S) 2014 Teaching Assistant, University of Toronto Performance Text (DRE2222) 2011 Teaching Assistant, Ryerson University Media & Images of Inequality (SOC 525) 2011 Teaching Assistant, Ryerson University Popular Culture (SOC 202) Research & Consulting Experience 2016 Consultant, Sexual Diversity & Equity, Ontario Provincial Court 2016 Research Assistant, University of Toronto for Tara Goldstein’s Castor & Sylvie 2015 Research Assistant, University of Toronto for Prof. Tamara Trojanowska 2013-2014 Research Assistant, University of Toronto for Prof. Antje Budde 2013 Writing Centre Tutor, Ryerson University, Learning Support Services 2012 Writing Centre Tutor, Ryerson University – Learning Support Services 2010 Graduate Assistantship, University of Toronto PRESENTATIONS/CONFERENCES Conferences/Scholarly Events Organized 2019-Present Artistic Producer, Q2Q Conference, Buddies in Bad Times 2015-2018 Founder & Chair, Queer Theory Working Group Jackman Humanities Institute. University of Toronto 2015-2017 Chair, Programming Committee, Sex Salon, The Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies, University of Toronto 2016 Chair & Lead Organizer, Queer Camp: A Queer Reading Retreat, The Mark S. Bonham Centre for Sexual Diversity Studies, University of Toronto (August 2016) Zisman Newman 6 2014/15 Conference Director, Festival of Original Theatre: Queer(ing) Performance. Centre for Drama, Theatre and Performance. Toronto, Ontario.