Fourth Annual Don Wilmeth Endowed
Lectureship in American Theatre
Christopher Bigsby, Professor of American Studies at the University
of East Anglia, Norwich, England
Lownes Room, John Hay Library
Wednesday, April 9, 2008, 7 p.m.
Known internationally as a major expert on American drama, Professor Bigsby has published more than thirty books covering American theatre, popular culture, and British drama. He is considered the premier authority on the playwright Arthur Miller and has recently completed a definitive biography, Arthur Miller: A Critical Study (2005). According to Prof. Bigsby, “Miller was often accused of denying or suppressing his Jewishness. This is an exploration of that, more particularly in the context of the Holocaust.”