010

In this first edition of 2017, Sarah, Pannill, and Harvey discuss Branislav Jakovljevic's book, Alienation Effects, the publication TheTheatreTimes.com, and uses of social media in theatre and performance academia.

Links to some of the things mentioned in this edition:

• NYT story on programs flagged by the Obama Administration's initiative against predatory education programs.
• Carl Weber, emeritus at Stanford, passed away. 
• Branislav Jakovljevic's book, Alienation Effects.
• The new web publication, www.thetheatretimes.com.

009

With special guest Henry Bial of KU, the co-hosts talk about Theatre Studies vs. Performance Studies in 2016, the ramifications of the Presidential Election for the profession, and the statistical tools administrators use to gauge academic output.

Links to some of the things mentioned in this edition:

• University of Chicago launches an interdisciplinary PhD in Theater and Performance Studies.
• Tarell Alvin McCraney is named as the next chair of playwriting at the Yale School of Drama. 
• Performance as buzzword, theatrical metaphor, and "macho cult" in a Guardian critique of England's TEF productivity scheme. 

008

Sarah, Pannill, and Harvey get together to discuss the 2016 job market, Emma Rice's departure from Shakespeare's Globe in London, and the ASTR conference in Minneapolis. This edition was recorded in Minneapolis, just before the 2016 election in the US. 

On TAP Special: P Carl

Pannill Camp talks to P Carl of Emerson College and Howlround about gender and casting in academic theatre.

007

In this edition, Sarah, Pannill, and Harvey discuss Nicolas Ridout's book, Theatre and Ethics, trigger warnings in performance pedagogy, and issues related to race and casting in college theatre productions.

Links to some of the things mentioned in this edition:

• MacArthur Foundation Awards were granted to Branden Jacobs-Jenkins and Anne Basting.
• Yale Repertory Theater Celebrated its 50th anniversary.
• Taylor Mac's A 24-Decade History of Popular Music drew scholars to Brooklyn, NY. 
• Phillip Zarrilli's career at University of Exeter was honored at a symposium.
• Nicolas Ridout's book, Theatre & Ethics. 
• Yale Daily News article concerning a recent casting controversy on campus. 

006

In this edition, the co-hosts discuss dramaturgy on the campaign trail, the Call for the Future section of essays in Theatre Survey, and the classes they are currently teaching in the new term.

Links to some of the things mentioned in this edition:

• Michele Volansky's article on the 2016 campaign in American Theatre magazine
• CFP for the new journal, GPS: Global Performance Studies
• The fourth edition of the new Theatre History Podcast at Howlround
• The September 2016 edition of Theatre Survey with the Call for the Future section
• The National Asian American Theater Conference and Festival meeting in October
• The Spectatorship in the Age of Surveillance symposium at Bard College, September 2016

On TAP Special: Sara Warner

Sarah Bay-Cheng talks to Sara Warner of Cornell University about Paula Vogel's recent completion of her PhD degree.

005

Our ATHE Special! In this edition, Sarah, Harvey, and Pannill discuss PSi 22 in Melbourne, Australia and the keynotes given by Bruno Latour and Rebecca Schneider, and past ATHE conferences. Plus, in our first live recording, the co-hosts welcome Brian Herrera, Charlotte Canning, and D.J. Hopkins to talk about their favorite texts for introductory courses.

Links to some of the things mentioned in this edition:

• The ASTR conference schedule for 2016 has been posted
• Miguel Escobar's Wayang Kontemporer website
• The Hemispheric Institute's biennial Encuentro took place in Santiago, Chile
• PSi 22 took place in Melbourne Australia
• Bruno Latour's keynote address at PSi 22

004

In this edition, Sarah Bay-Cheng, Pannill Camp, and Harvey Young discuss the future of On TAP, Beyoncé's visual album, Lemonade, and the Comedie-Francaise Registers Project in light of criticism of Digital Humanities initiatives. 

Links to some of the things mentioned in this edition:

• Beyoncé's visual album, Lemonade
• bell hooks' essay about Lemonade
• Wesley Morris' essay about Lemonade
• LaKisha Simmons' essay about Lemonade
• The Comédie-Française Registers Project website
• The LA Review of Books essay on digital humanities
• Debra Caplan on Digital Scholarship and TAPS
• The Virtual Paul's Cross Project website
• Announcement that Catherine Cole is going to UW

003

In this edition, special guest Patricia Ybarra, ATHE President, discusses adjunct and contingent labor, plus live vs. mediated performance spectatorship, and the costs of an MFA degree.

Links to some of the things mentioned in this edition:

• ASTR working sessions have been announced  
• Jill Dolan was elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences 
• Paula Vogel received her PhD from Cornell University
• Jon Erickson, who wrote about theatre, philosophy, and presence, passed away 
• ATHE Announces Initiative on Adjunct and Contingent Labor 
• ATHE President’s report on job market 
• Pseudonymously authored column on eliminating the PhD in Theatre