Dr Deirdre Osborne
Dr. Deirdre Osborne is a Senior Lecturer in Drama and Theatre Arts for Goldsmiths, University of London. Research and publications embrace late-Victorian literature (focusing on motherhood, maternity and colonial ideology), women and espionage in World War II France and contemporary Black British writing. She recently edited Hidden Gems (Oberon Books) and a Special Issue on Black British Women's Writing for Women: A Cultural Review. Other publications include essays and interviews with Kwame Kwei-Armah, Roy Williams, Lemn Sissay, debbie tucker green, Andrea Levy and SuAndi. Her next book is Critically Black: Contemporary Black British Dramatists and Theatre in the New Millennium (Manchester University Press).