Mardia Bishop
Contact Information
Office: 226 Communication
Telephone: (217) 333-4771
Email: mjbishop@illinois.edu
Course Director, CMN 101
Bio
Mardia Bishop is a theatre historian and her research focuses on beauty ideals, body image issues, and the cultural practices associated with manipulating the body in America. She also works on contemporary theatre and American pop culture. In addition, she is a director and playwright of children’s theatre.
Curriculum Vitae
Experience
- beauty ideals, body image, contemporary theatre, pop culture
Education
- Ph.D., Ohio State University
Selected Publications
Hall, A and Bishop, M. (2009), eds. Mommy angst: Motherhood in American popular culture. Westport, CT: Praeger.
Bishop, M. (2009). The ‘mommy lift’: Cutting mothers down to size. In A. Hall and M. Bishop (Ed), Mommy angst: Motherhood in American popular culture. Westport, CT: Praeger.
Bishop, M. (2009). Pinter’s zanni: Using a commedia dell’ arte approach to directing The Dumb Waiter. The Pinter Review.
Bishop, M. (2008). African theatre for development in America’s heartland. In J. Roof (Ed), Making the Stage: Essays on the Changing Concept of Theatre, Drama, and Performance. Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: Cambridge Scholars Press.
Hall, A. and Bishop, M. (2007), eds. Pop-porn: Pornography in American Culture. Westport, CT: Praeger.
Bishop, M. (2007). The making of a pre-pubescent porn star: Contemporary fashion for elementary school girls. In A. Hall and M. Bishop (Ed), Pop-porn: Pornography in American Culture (pp. 45-56). Westport, CT: Praeger.
Bishop, M. (2007). Wackos in the wilderness vs. getting whacked in Newark: Dueling family models in Northern Exposure and The Sopranos. In T. Fahy (Ed.), Considering David Chase (pp. 140-165). Jefferson, NC: McFarland.
Bishop, M. (2006). Always a bridesmaid, never a bride: The American dream in Five Women Wearing the Same Dress. In T. Fahy (Ed.), Considering Alan Ball: Essays on Sexuality, Death and America in the Television and Film Writings (pp. 157-171). Jefferson, NC: McFarland.