Dr. Kornélia Deres

6. Humanities
- 6.2 Languages and Literature
  - General literature studies
- 6.3 Philosophy, Ethics and Religion
  - Philosophy, History and philosophy of science and technology
- 6.4 Arts, history of arts, performing arts, music
  - Arts, Art history; Architectural design; Performing arts studies (Musicology, Theater science, Dramaturgy)

Main research areas

Intermediality in Contemporary Theatre and Performance

The research project focuses on the theories of intermediality, and the possibities of contemporary intermedial performances.

Keywords

intermediality, theatre studies, performance analysis

History of Science and Culture

The research project focuses on the interconnections of the history of science and culture, especially the interaction of visual culture, scientific innovartions and technological media.

Keywords

History of Science, history of visual culture, Central Europe

Archives and Performativity

The research project focuses on the theories of the archive, and the potential of performative archives.

Keywords

state socialism, collective memory, performativity, archives

Theatre and Art Histories of the Cold War

The research project focuses on the Eastern European history of performance art, and the histories of alternative and amateur theatres.

Keywords

performance art, amateur theatre, alternative theatres, state socialism

Documentary Theatre and Re-enactment

The research project deals with the history of European documentary theatre and its contemporary representatives, and the artistic and cultural possibilities of re-enactment.

Keywords

re-enactment, performance, documentary theatre, contemporary theatre

Nineteenth-Century Popular Performances

The research project focuses on the history of European popular performances, and the interconnections of popular culture and visual culture in the long 19th century.

Keywords

Highlighted publications

2020 – DERES, KORNÉLIA – Archival Practices of Suspicion: Remains in Secret Reports, Self-Documentation and Oral Histories – mtmt.hu
2020 – Deres, Kornélia – From State Security to Security State: Performing Control and Claustrophobia in Hungarian Theatre – mtmt.hu
2022 – Deres, Kornélia – Popular Entertainment and New Images in Nineteenth-Century Theatre – mtmt.hu
2024 – DERES, KORNÉLIA – Performing Womanhood and Carefare in Hungary – mtmt.hu
2025 – Deres, Kornélia – Technológiai és tudományos előadások a 19. században – mtmt.hu