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Alisa Ballard Lin

Arts and Humanities · The Ohio State University

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Established · publishing since 1977Rising activity
Theatre and Performance StudiesMusicology and Musical AnalysisSoviet and Russian HistoryArt, Politics, and ModernismEastern European Communism and Reforms

Publications

14

Citations

7

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

50

Publishing since 1977

Research summary
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Alisa Ballard Lin studies Russian and Soviet theater history, focusing on topics like stage design, acting techniques, and the relationship between theatrical performance and political/cultural change in early Soviet and modernist Russia. Their work includes original research articles, translations, and book reviews covering figures such as Meyerhold and Stanislavsky and themes like ritual, costume, and comedy on the Soviet stage. This research would suit students interested in theater studies, Russian cultural history, or performance analysis within authoritarian or revolutionary contexts.

Russian and Soviet theater historyTheatrical performance and staging techniquesCostume and material culture in performancePolitics and aesthetics in Soviet cultureBook reviews and scholarship on Russian drama

Publication activity has been uneven over the past decade, with gaps in the late 2010s and early 2020s followed by a more active and steady output from 2023 through 2026.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.0/year recently
172018: 3 publications18192021222023: 3 publications232024: 4 publications4242025: 1 publication252026: 2 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • The Russian Review×2
  • University of Wisconsin Press eBooks×2
  • Studies in Costume & Performance×1
  • Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Literature×1
  • Stanislavski Studies×1
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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