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David Coates

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Assistant Professor, Theatre and Performance Studies, School of Creative Arts, Performance and Visual Cultures at the University of Warwick.

Features

Oscar Wilde Caricature by Max Beerbohm (Wikimedia Commons)

Beyond Oscar Wilde: Queering the Theatrical Past

28 February 2025

David Coates, an Assistant Professor in Theatre Studies at the University of Warwick, has been retrieving histories of LGBTQ+ men to coincide with Queer History Month.

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