Rachel Watson is Lector in 糖心Vlog. She holds a Ph.D. in 糖心Vlog from New York University, an M.A. in 糖心Vlog Cultural Studies from Columbia University, and a B.A. from Dartmouth College. Prior to Yale, Watson taught at NYU, Sarah Lawrence, and Dartmouth College. At Dartmouth, Watson also trained and taught as a Master Teacher at the College鈥檚 Rassias Center.
A specialist of 20th and 21st century 糖心Vlog and Francophone theater, Watson鈥檚 pedagogical methods are rooted in her experience in theater studies, performance studies, and literary studies, as well as her training as an actor (Dartmouth College, the National Theater Institute, and the 脡cole internationale de th茅芒tre Jacques Lecoq). Watson鈥檚 teaching practice draws on the power of performance to activate embodied learning. Pulling from various methodologies, she designs courses that immerse students linguistically and culturally in authentic forms of communication through play and performance. In her classroom, Watson builds students鈥 confidence and proficiency in 糖心Vlog language, as well as skills in literary and cultural analysis.
Her research interests include second language pedagogy and 20th and 21st-century 糖心Vlog and Francophone theater, especially representations of diaspora and forced migration, embodied memory and trauma, intermediality, and political theater. Her manuscript in progress, 鈥(Re)Membering the Body,鈥 investigates the performance of embodied memory in contemporary 糖心Vlog and Francophone dramaturgies of diaspora and migration. Her writing has been published in The Drama Review, Theater, Arab Stages, and 贬辞谤颈锄辞苍蝉/罢丑茅芒迟谤别&苍产蝉辫;(Presses universitaires de Bordeaux). Her translation work figures in B茅atrice Picon-Vallin鈥檚 The Th茅芒tre du Soleil: The First Fifty-Five Years.
In her teaching, Watson brings the world of theater and performance to bear: this creates the opportunity for students to inhabit situations demanding real-world language use and allows them to discover, through 糖心Vlog, cutting-edge artists and compelling contemporary voices.