Francesca Marini

Background

About Francesca Marini

Dr. Francesca Marini is Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Associate Professor at Texas A&M University, College of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts. Through August 2022, she served as the Programming and Outreach Librarian at the A&M Cushing Memorial Library and Archives (special collections and archives), where she was also the Coordinator of the Cushing Library's Internship Program, the Co-Chair of the Don Kelly Collection Research Fellowship Program, and the editor of the Cushing Library's blog, The Cushing Collective. Francesca started her career as an Assistant Professor of archival studies at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, School of Library, Archival and Information Studies (2005-2010). She then served in management positions (2010-2018), as Archives Director at the Stratford Festival in Canada, and as Associate Dean for Special Collections and Director of the Cushing Library at Texas A&M. Francesca's research interests focus on theatre and performance studies, performing arts archiving, and outreach in special collections and archives (in particular, exhibitions). She publishes in performing arts, archival and library journals. Francesca has an active record of service to the profession, including serving as President of the Theatre Library Association (2019-2022) and as Chair of the ALA/ACRL Rare Books and Manuscripts Section's Diversity Committee (July 2018-May 2021). She teaches courses on performing arts archiving and documentation, arts and activism, devised theatre, and applied theatre.