Esther Kim Lee
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Esther Kim Lee (born 1970) is a theatre historian.
Lee completed her Ph.D. at Ohio State University in 2000,[1] specializing in theatre history, literature, and criticism.[2] Lee's teaching career began at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, where she spent twelve years.[2] She then joined the University of Maryland, College Park's School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies in December 2012,[2] as an associate professor.[3] In 2018, Lee moved to Duke University and was appointed Frances Hill Fox Professor of Theater Studies in 2023.[1]
Lee has served as editor of the academic journal Theatre Survey, published by the American Society for Theatre Research.[2] In 2023, she won the ASTR Distinguished Scholar Award.[4]
