Tobin Nellhaus

Librarian for Performing Arts, Media and Philosophy

Humanities Collections and Research Education

Selector for these areas:

• Drama Collection
• Film Studies
• Graphic Novels
• Media Studies and Journalism
• Philosophy
• Popular Culture
• Theater Studies and Dance

Librarian for these majors:

• Film Studies
• Philosophy
• Theater Studies

About
I select materials (books, databases, videos, microfilms, etc) in lots of interconnected fields: theater, film, philosophy, TV and radio, graphic novels, dance, journalism, cyberculture, performance art, and more. I also acquire the DVDs for the Yale College Council collection in Bass Library. I've published mainly in theater history and theory, including the book "Theatre, Communication, Critical Realism" (Palgrave, 2010), and also in social theory and digital humanities. I've taught theater history and theory at the Ohio State University, the University of Washington, Tufts University, and the University of Helsinki. Plus, I've acted, directed, dramaturged, hung lights, sewn costumes, and even organized group ticket sales.

Background
PhD, Interdisciplinary Program in Theater, Northwestern University. MLS, Simmons College Graduate School of Library Science. MA, Comparative Literature, University of Iowa. BA, Comparative Literature, University of Michigan (Residential College)

Publications:

Theatre, Communication, Critical Realism. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.
Available in Orbis http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/9364712.

Performing Democracy: International Perspectives on Urban Community-based Performance. (Susan C. Haedicke) Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2001.
Available in Orbis http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/4804759.

Skills and Services:
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