Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research interests
Storytelling and Theatre.
Epic Drama.
Solo Performance.
Irish Drama.
Comedy and Clown.
More information / biography
Background in professional theatre as a Director, Dramaturge, Playwright, Performer and Storyteller.
Education/Academic qualification
Drama and Theatre Studies, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), "From the Theatre de l'Oeuvre to Fast Eddies : understanding contemporary Irish story theatre by re-reading epic theatre.", University of Liverpool
1 Sept 2007 → 31 Dec 2010
Award Date: 18 Mar 2011
Drama and Theatre Studies, Master of Arts (MA), MA Drama and Theatre Studies., University College Cork
1 Oct 1997 → 31 Dec 1999
Award Date: 27 Jan 2000
English & Greek and Roman Civilisation, Bachelor, BA English & GRC, University College Cork
1 Oct 1993 → 30 Jun 1996
Award Date: 10 Jul 1996
External positions
External Examiner in Drama, Munster Technological University
1 Sept 2021 → 31 Aug 2024
External Examiner in Drama, Anglia Ruskin University
1 Sept 2018 → 31 Aug 2019
External Examiner in Drama, University of Sunderland
1 Sept 2016 → 31 Aug 2019
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Research output
- 4 Article
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Introduction to Special Journal Issue “FORUM KRITIKA: ARTS, PEACE, AND CONFLICT”.
Desmond, B., McCain, A., Phillips, T. & Zontou, Z., 1 Feb 2016, In: Kritika Kultura. 26, p. 61-69 9 p., 5.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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“Global theme, local form: testimony, storytelling and Thailand: What’s Love Got To Do With It?”
Desmond, B., 1 Aug 2013, In: Kritika Kultura. 21, p. 427-445 19 p., 24.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Alfred Jarry and the Epic Theatre
Desmond, B., 2012, In: Studies in Theatre and Performance. 32, 2, p. 151-163 13 p., 4.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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“The Epic Theatre as ‘dialectic (at-play)’: Badiou, Brecht and the dubious mask of the storyteller”.
Desmond, B., 1 Oct 2012, In: Asian Perspectives in the Arts and Humanities. 2, 2, p. 53-72 20 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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TaPRA 2019 Conference
Desmond, B. (Organiser)
4 Sept 2019 → 6 Sept 2019Activity: Participation/Organisation of Events › Organising a conference
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The State of Play Clown Symposium.
Desmond, B. (Organiser and Participant)
30 Nov 2018 → 1 Dec 2018Activity: Participation/Organisation of Events › Organising a conference
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Saving the day and ruining it for everyone: Popular Performance, Transgression and the State.
Desmond, B. (Speaker)
6 Sept 2018Activity: Conference Presentations, Speaking Events & Workshops › Conference Presentations
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TaPRA 2018 Conference
Desmond, B. (Organiser and Participant)
5 Sept 2018 → 7 Sept 2018Activity: Participation/Organisation of Events › Organising a conference
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Inter-cultural Clowning and Satire in Teatro Pomodoro’s "Cabaret From The Shadows".
Desmond, B. (Speaker)
30 Aug 2017Activity: Conference Presentations, Speaking Events & Workshops › Conference Presentations
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Art, Peace and Conflict Conference.
Desmond, B. (Organiser)
2 Jul 2014 → 4 Jul 2014Activity: Participation/Organisation of Events › Organising a conference
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The Art of Telling Lies: Developing a Pathway in Storytelling & Theatre at Liverpool Hope University.
Desmond, B. (Speaker)
4 Sept 2013Activity: Conference Presentations, Speaking Events & Workshops › Conference Presentations
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Global theme, local form: testimony, storytelling and "Thailand! What’s Love Got To Do With It?"
Desmond, B. (Speaker)
21 Mar 2013Activity: Conference Presentations, Speaking Events & Workshops › Conference Presentations
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Epic Storyteller, Conspicuous Mask: Dramaturgical Strategies in Gerard Mannix Flynn’s "James X".
Desmond, B. (Speaker)
5 Sept 2012Activity: Conference Presentations, Speaking Events & Workshops › Conference Presentations