Department of English Studies
College of Human Sciences |
School of Arts |
Department: English Studies |
Senior Lecturer
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Tel: |
012 429 8732
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E-mail: |
krugeja@unisa.ac.za
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Fields of academic interests
- The concept of fictionality in theatre
- The position of the audience in performance
- The philosophical significance of performance
Field of Specialisation
- Postmodern drama and theatre
- Popular Culture
- Literary Theory
Books
Book chapters:
- Krüger, Lida. 2013. “The visual representation of the boundary between past and present: Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard and Suzman’s The Free State.” In: Viljoen, Hein. (ed.) Crossing Borders, Dissolving Boundaries. Rodopi: Amsterdam. (Cross/Cultures.) pp. 93-112.
Journal articles
- Krüger, Lida. 2016. “ʻStop putting words in my mouth!’: undermining the binary between the actual and the fictional.” New Theatre Quarterly, 32(3): 244-255. August.
- Keuris, Marisa & Krüger, Lida. 2014. “South African drama and theatre heritage (part I): a map of where we find ourselves. South African Theatre Journal, 27(1): 19-31. March.
- Keuris, Marisa & Krüger, Lida. 2014. “South African drama and theatre heritage (part II): what does the future hold? South African Theatre Journal. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/10137548.2014.876805 (Accessed: 5 March 2014.)
- Krüger, Lida. 2013. “‘Wie sal ons onthou?’: die gehoorlid se ongemaklike posisie in Deon Opperman se ‘Tree Aan !’” Litnet Akademies, 10(3): 418-458. December. http://litnet.co.za/assets//pdf/joernaaluitgawe%2010%283%29/10%283%29_GW_Kruger.pdf (Accessed: 5 March 2014.)
- Krüger, Lida; Viljoen, Hein & Wenzel, Marita. 2013. “Subversion versus inversion: the loss of the carnivalesque in Janet Suzman’s The Free State.” Journal of Literary Studies, 29(3):82-98.
Professional positions, fellowships & awards
- Thesis Publication Award: Unisa Press (2015)
Projects
- The significance of performance in dramatic (and other) texts
- The actual versus the fictional in Betrayal, The Real Thing, and Closer